Drupal Developer Lead

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Drupal Developer Lead in the United States.

The Drupal Developer Lead will oversee and guide a team of developers in delivering high-quality web applications while actively contributing to coding and technical design. This role blends hands-on development with leadership, fostering collaboration, peer review, and innovative solution design. You will lead modernization projects, ensure compliance with accessibility and security standards, and work across teams to enhance usability, performance, and overall user experience. This position offers a fully remote work environment and the opportunity to make a significant impact on large-scale federal web initiatives, leveraging modern technologies and cloud solutions.

Accountabilities

• Lead, mentor, and guide the development team, promoting best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct peer reviews and encourage collaborative problem-solving and technical design discussions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with designers, QA engineers, infrastructure, and content leads.
• Hands-on Drupal 9/10 development, including custom module and theme creation, integration, and enhancements.
• Drive modernization projects to improve site performance, usability, accessibility (508 compliance), and user experience.
• Provide technical oversight for AWS-based architectures, including chatbot integrations and cloud services.
• Support operations and maintenance web content updates, ensuring compliance with federal web standards.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and act as the escalation point for the development team.

Requirements

• 6+ years of Drupal development experience (front-end and back-end).
• Proven leadership experience mentoring developers and conducting code reviews.
• Strong knowledge of Drupal 9/10 architecture, custom modules, themes, and API integrations.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and presenting technical solutions to stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust security clearance.
• Preferred: familiarity with USWDS, AWS cloud services (Lambda, S3, API Gateway), Tableau or other data visualization tools, and experience in federal web modernization projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $110,000–$145,000 (depending on experience, skills, and contract provisions).
• Fully remote work within the United States.
• Paid time off including parental, military, and bereavement leave.
• Eleven paid federal holidays, including five floating holidays.
• Health and dental insurance with 100% employer-paid premiums under HDHP plan.
• Life insurance and short/long-term disability coverage with employer-paid premiums.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match fully vested after two years.
• Flexible benefit plans including FSA, DFSA, and HSA.
• Annual tuition and professional development reimbursement.
• Recognition programs and awards aligned with company core values to reward high performance.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process, designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team performs an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!