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JAYWANT TOPNO

@jaywanttopno

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Drupal backend developer and technical lead building fast, accessible Drupal sites for enterprises.

India

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What I'm looking for

I want to lead Drupal backend work end-to-end—shipping reliable deployments, integrating APIs, and improving performance and accessibility. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving CI/CD, and ensuring clean, secure, maintainable code with measurable results.

I’m a Drupal CMS expert with over 13 years of experience across Drupal versions 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, delivering solutions for Banking, Travel, Pharma, and Digital Branding.

I’m a recognized contributor to the Drupal Community, and I build resilient sites using blocks, paragraphs, layout builder, views, and strong configuration management. I also focus on front-end implementation with Twig, theme development, and third-party library integration.

As a Technical Lead at Merkle, I guide teams through code reviews, technical risk resolution, proofs of concept, and ongoing web application updates. I’ve managed a team of 5 and handled sprint-based production deployments via the Acquia Dashboard, leading the “Chase” project using Drupal 10.x with third-party API integrations through an HTTP client.

I care deeply about performance, accessibility, and operational reliability—using tools like Advagg, opcode caching, Memcached, Xdebug, New Relic, Axe Dev, and Lighthouse. I also drive automation with gulp and CI/CD via GitHub and Bitbucket pipelines, while ensuring web accessibility compliance and web standards (including familiarity with NVDA for testing).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Technical Lead

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Merkle

May 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Provided technical leadership through code reviews and optimization strategies, managing a 5-person team and sprint-based production deployments via Acquia Dashboard. Led the Chase banking project on Drupal 10.x, integrating third-party APIs and building page layouts with Paragraph entities while improving performance and accessibility using Lighthouse, Axe Dev, Advagg, opcode caching, and Memcach

Drupal PHP Twig Drush Acquia Paragraphs And Layout Builder Content Synchronizer Performance & Accessibility (Lighthouse Axe

Lead - Drupal Developer

Scketch Digital Solutions LLP

Jul 2020 - Apr 2022 (1 year 9 months)

Led a cross-functional team of 4 (1 backend, 3 frontend developers) by running daily stand-ups and agile delivery routines, while mentoring junior developers. Gathered and analyzed requirements, implemented SEO strategies to improve Google rankings, and documented systems to support ongoing development and collaboration.

Drupal PHP SEO Agile Scrum Team Leadership Version Control Documentation Unit Testing

Drupal Developer

IT Trailblazers Consulting Private Limited

Sep 2018 - Jul 2020 (1 year 10 months)

Designed and implemented Drupal web applications with a focus on performance and user experience, developing both front-end and back-end components. Resolved production issues, created unit tests, established security protocols, and executed SEO improvements to increase engagement and Google rankings.

Drupal PHP Unit Testing Security Best Practices Performance Optimization SEO Git

Senior Software Engineer

Mindtree Ltd.

May 2016 - Aug 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Drove project progress through stakeholder reporting and milestone updates, improving transparency across delivery. Conducted root-cause analyses for issues, adapted platforms to add functionality with strengthened security, and integrated third-party APIs to enhance client offerings.

Software Engineering Root Cause Analysis Performance Optimization Debugging Requirements Gathering Version Control

Software Developer

Valuebound Inc.

Sep 2013 - May 2016 (2 years 8 months)

Developed Drupal features and improvements by building custom modules and leveraging Drupal core APIs, hooks, Drush, and Features to deliver tailored solutions. Wrote documentation and blog posts, supported maintenance procedures, and participated in Drupal training/bootcamps to strengthen team and personal expertise.

Drupal Core APIs Custom Module Development Drush Drupal Hooks & APIs Drupal PHP Unit Functional Support Documentation