The Backend Developer will architect and develop custom Drupal websites and applications, collaborating with creative teams and utilizing advanced web development skills.
Insomniac Design is a global digital agency headquartered in Washington D.C., with offices in London, Bucharest and Chisinau. We’re an agile, determined and innovative team organized by functional areas of expertise — Creative, Technology, Strategy, and Management. We specialize in human-centered design with deep focus on design thinking and digital transformation.
At Insomniac, we leverage AI to free our teams from routine tasks so they can focus on the aspects of our functions that are most valuable. We thrive on creative problem-solving, collaboration, and innovation. By thoughtfully integrating AI into our workflows, we’re not only improving productivity but also ensuring our people have the tools to do their best work. This empowers us to build smarter solutions and deliver stronger results for our clients.
As a Backend Developer you will use your exceptional web development skills and experiences to architect and develop responsive Drupal websites and web applications. As a member of our world-class agency, you will work on innovative and inspired work across a variety of clients.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and build custom websites and applications.
- Has a high level of expertise with technologies including PHP and Drupal 9 and Drupal 10.
- Build and test custom Drupal modules and hooks based on functional requirements.
- Innovation in deliverables – show a strong desire and passion to implement new technologies to make the next project better than the last. We can always do better.
- Work directly with the creative director, designers, project managers, and user experience leads on assigned projects.
- Provide test scripts.
Skills & Experience:
- Applicants must have previous experience developing large complex Drupal 9 and 10 enterprise web applications that include custom views and modules.
- 4+ years of experience in Object Oriented Design & Development.
- 3+ years of experience developing custom Drupal modules.
- 2+ years of experience working with REST API integrations.
- Exceptional proficiency coding in PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript and consistently developing clean, semantic, valid markup.
- An expert in creating custom Drupal views and modules due to the nature of our projects – we are very creative.
- Understanding of Drupal configuration management, including Features, Config Split, and support for layout builder.
- Comfortable working in Git-based workflows, including branching strategies and pull requests.
- Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines Ability to analyze requirements and follow detailed technical / functional specifications.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and hit deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
- Demonstrates good judgment, excellent planning, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Ability to think strategically, act quickly, multi-task, and work collaboratively in an environment that values creativity.
Security & Clearance Requirements: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. U.S. citizenship is required due to federal security screening guidelines.
Top Skills
CSS
Drupal 10
Drupal 9
Git
HTML
JavaScript
PHP
Rest Api
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