Front-End Drupal Developer

Job Overview: 

We are seeking a skilled Front-End Drupal Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in turning responsive design concepts into a working theme, diagnosing and fixing code issues, adding functionality, theme building, building user interfaces for websites and applications, develop automation and implementing analytics. This role requires strong technical proficiency, problem-solving abilities, and a proactive approach to development. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate and customize Drupal modules to achieve specific front-end requirements. 

• Design, develop, and maintain Drupal-based websites and web applications. 

• Create custom Drupal themes or modifying existing themes to achieve specific design requirements. 

• Develop custom Drupal modules to extend the functionality of Drupal core or contribute modules. 

• Implement front-end functionality using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, and Drupal's theme layer (Twig templating) 

• Writing and debugging front-end code with JavaScript such as Vanilla JavaScript, JQuery, Drupal Behaviors

• Working with local development environments and command line tools

• Use version control systems like GitHub for managing codebase efficiently and collaborating with other developers. 

• Participate in and lead design reviews and solutioning using latest technology. 

• Peer reviewing co-worker and client code changes.

• Providing insight to improve front-end expertise of co-workers, contractors, and clients.

• Documenting and evaluating requests from clients.

• Proficient in web accessibility standards and SEO optimization Provide SEO solutions including Google Analytics and Search functionality. 

• Develop automation testing.

• Attending scheduled meetings with the project team to provide updates.

• Setting priorities, expectations, and communicating with clients around project needs and task progress

• Participate in Agile process and communicate effectively with peers, product owners, and clients. 

• Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls. 

• Ensure all work products meets /exceeds standards. 

• Ability to work as part of a project team as well as independently. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. We will consider relevant work experience as an alternative to a college degree for this position. 

• At least three years of work experience 

• Understanding of Drupal module ecosystem, including experience with Drupal 10

• Understanding of Package managers like Composer and NPM 

• Proficiency in core technologies for front-end development (CSS, Sass, HTML, and JavaScript)

• Recent experience for all aspects of Drupal theming including UI familiarity, configuration, and basic site administration, creation/manipulation of template files, preprocessing, and writing/overriding theme functions.

• Experience with jQuery and other more modern JavaScript libraries for front-end development like React, Vue.js and/or Node.

• Experience with pull request and peer review workflows, including use of Git or other revision control tool for version control in a group setting.

• Knowledge and adherence to Drupal coding and security standards

• Familiarity with terminal development tools like Drush.

• Familiarity working within an agile workflow and project ticketing systems such as Jira or Trello

• Debugging experience in Edge, mobile Safari, and more modern browsers

• Proficient in integrating and configuring Google Analytics 

• Skilled in implementing automated testing.

• Strong written and verbal professional communication skills

• Positive and encouraging attitude toward assigned work and co-workers.

• Has a professional, collaborative, and proactive approach to people and problems

• The ability to use the following skills daily: friendliness, judgment, empowerment, respect, integrity, tact, and honesty.

• Team player with proven ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines.

• Self-directed: able to work independently and within a virtual team, and consistently manage your own time and tasks

• A desire for a healthy work/life balance: though additional work may sometimes be necessary; we plan for a 40-hour work week.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with React, Vue, Node.js, etc.

• Experience creating and managing front-end build processes.

• Hands on experience with projects that implemented responsive design.

• Knowledge of Docker-based local development environments

• Ability to identify and resolve front-end related performance problems.

• Experience making front-end builds with npm/yarn.

• Familiarity with accessibility best-practices

• Experience identifying and resolving accessibility related issues.

• Familiarity with developer tools available in modern browsers

• Familiarity with managed hosting services and deployment tools

• Been an active member of an open-source web community.

• Hands-on experience with projects that implemented design systems, like Pattern Lab

• Worked with large Teams on large projects from start to finish.