Job Description
Drupal Support Developer Location United States : Overview:
Drupal Developers in the Production Support department are responsible for ensuring their code meets client expectations prior to a release. Drupal Developers will work on tasks including bug fixes and change requests across a number of different solutions while identifying and mitigating risk when possible. Drupal Developers actively participate in the entire support development lifecycle over extended periods of time. Drupal Developers have excellent programming skills and provide high quality results to our clients. Developers in the Production Support department will also manage releases of code and features to clients' solutions with support and oversight. Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot, write/edit code, configurations, and use tools necessary to implement solutions to web applications. Produce quality code in all layers of web applications; including business logic and front end areas. Work closely with team members on production issues ensuring that issues are resolved in a timely manner.
- Participate in Velir's on-call schedule, processes, and procedures.
- Raise risks internally related to application health, including tasks, solutions, timelines, etc. Execute on tasks outlined to mitigate risk and track progress through to completion.
- Provide frequent and clear updates to Project Managers.
- Communicate requirements, scheduling, and quality expectations to team. Actively participate in client communication to provide technical insight and details.
- Ensure all standard documentation is up to date and readily accessible. Ensure account specific documentation is kept up the date and added to as needed.
- Use best practices with source control, frequent & verbose check-ins, commented and clean coding practices. Ensure development infrastructure is setup and configured according to Velir's established best practices - including areas such as source control, continuous integration, and build scripts.
- Provide adequate developer testing before delivering to QA. Communicate, notes/instructions regularly with QA to ensure thorough and effective testing.
- Understand the roles of each environment (DEV, STAGE, PROD) and leverage effectively. Recommend changes to environments as needed.
- Participate in the creation and validation of development estimates for use in project planning.
- Learn and adopt current Velir processes. Identify and communicate areas for improvement on the account level.
- Be an active member of the Velir Drupal and support development community.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Ability to own development tasks within assigned projects
- Ability to make day to day development decisions without assistance from senior developers
- Ability to debug and find problems within existing systems
- Strong command of OOP
- Knowledge of enterprise level design and development
- Ability to work on multiple accounts
Experience and Education:
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of experience programming in procedural OOP with PHP 7.x+ and 8.1+
- 2-3+ years of experience working in Drupal 9 or higher
- Proficient at writing reusable and modular code
- Experience creating Drupal modules to solve problems
- 1-2+ years of experience working with git branching and merging
- Possess full project life cycle experience
Compensation We believe all team members should be rewarded competitively, using practices that are equitable and transparent. This philosophy ensures we're able to find, grow, and retain exceptional talent from a variety of backgrounds. The pay range for this role is up to $100,000.
Please note that compensation packages are finalized after the interview process is concluded. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means it is based on the competencies and skills demonstrated for this role. Core Company Values Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world's largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. We pride ourselves on our people-first culture and a low-ego workplace that embraces experimentation, collaboration and continuous improvement. We have a fun office environment located in Davis Square (Somerville, MA) and offer competitive pay and excellent benefits.
- Take the Long View - Ensure the company is built to last
- Be Courageous - Make the right decisions even when they aren't the easiest decisions
- Be Genuine - Bring honesty and authenticity to all that you do
- Work with Focus + Passion - Display purpose and pride in your work and never stop learning
As an equal opportunity employer, we are firmly committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring efforts. We recognize that we need team members from all backgrounds and experiences to successfully shape a positive employee experience as well as deliver our product and service solutions. To that end, we actively seek candidates who can bring diverse experiences and backgrounds to our team. We know that complex factors and systemic bias can get in the way of us meeting strong candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply even if you're not 100% sure. At this time, Velir does not sponsor candidates and unfortunately cannot accept those on OPT or CPT. #LI-Remote
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