Web Developer

Walk With Web Inc. (WWW) is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Web Developer. This position provides an exciting opportunity to develop practical experience while contributing to impactful projects in a professional and dynamic environment.
Requirements:
Strong hands-on experience with PHP, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, and modern web development practices.
Strong experience developing and maintaining Drupal-based applications, including Drupal configuration, custom modules, themes, APIs, permissions, content models, and integrations.
Experience working with Drupal 10/11, Composer, Drush, configuration management, and Drupal development workflows.
Experience developing applications using Next.js and React, including component development, routing, API integration, server-side rendering, and frontend application architecture.
Experience working with decoupled/headless Drupal architectures, including integrating Drupal backends with Next.js or other frontend frameworks through REST, JSON:API, GraphQL, or related APIs.
Ability to design, develop, modify, debug, and maintain both backend and frontend code as required by the project.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, authentication, data exchange, and third-party system integrations.
Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including database design, SQL queries, performance troubleshooting, and data migration.
Experience with Git and GitHub, including branches, pull requests, code reviews, merge strategies, issue tracking, and collaborative development workflows.
Experience deploying and maintaining web applications on AWS, including development, staging, and production environments.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and deployment automation, preferably Terraform, GitHub Actions, or comparable CI/CD technologies.
Strong understanding of web application security, including HTTPS/TLS, authentication, authorization, permissions, secrets management, dependency management, and secure coding practices.
Experience troubleshooting application, server, database, API, deployment, and infrastructure issues across the full web development stack.
Ability to work with and improve existing codebases, including reviewing legacy or third-party code, identifying technical debt, refactoring components, and implementing improvements.
Ability to translate technical requirements, UX/UI designs, data models, and functional specifications into working production-quality features.
Experience with responsive frontend development, WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility requirements, browser compatibility, and frontend performance optimization.
Ability to write clean, maintainable, documented, and reusable code and establish development standards for other developers.
Ability to independently implement complex features while also breaking development work into appropriate tasks for junior and other web developers.
Responsibilities:
Provide technical architecture and development planning for project(s).
Advise on and set up AWS development, staging, and production environments.
Configure and set up GitHub repositories, branching strategies, deployment workflows, and related development processes.
Configure domain names, security, team access, permissions, and policies as required.
Work with the Manager to develop and maintain the technical roadmap, priorities, and implementation plan.
Attend technical meetings with the Manager, Drupal developer, project partners, and other team members as required.
Review technical options, answer development and infrastructure questions, and provide recommendations on the best way forward.
Work directly with other web developers developers assigned to the project(s).
Provide technical direction, oversight, and support to junior developers.
Undertake hands-on development work, including writing, reviewing, debugging, and modifying code as required.
Develop and implement technical components directly where tasks require senior-level experience or cannot reasonably be completed independently by junior developers.
Take responsibility for complex architecture, infrastructure, integration, troubleshooting, deployment, and development tasks where required.
Review code and technical work produced by other developers and provide corrections, improvements, or direct implementation support where necessary.
Contribute to the configuration, integration, testing, and deployment of the web application and related systems.
Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including architecture, infrastructure, setup, deployment, workflows, roadmaps, and technical recommendations.
Assist with identifying technical risks, dependencies, and potential development issues.
Support decisions relating to scalability, security, infrastructure, deployment, integrations, and system maintenance.
Work on an as-needed basis, with tasks, priorities, and hours coordinated with the Manager.
Use AI-assisted tools where appropriate to support research, drafting, documentation, troubleshooting, and development, with responsibility for reviewing and validating final outputs.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in web application development, software engineering, or technical architecture.
Significant equivalent professional experience may be considered in place of formal educational qualifications.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Career Growth Opportunities:
Gain hands-on experience working on complex, real-world web applications and digital research platforms.
Develop deeper expertise in Drupal, Next.js, React, AWS, APIs, databases, and modern web application architecture.
Build experience in technical architecture, infrastructure planning, deployment, CI/CD, and cloud-based development environments.
Strengthen leadership skills through code review, technical oversight, and mentoring junior developers.
Contribute to innovative academic, cultural heritage, and digital humanities projects with international partners.
Develop experience across the full development lifecycle, from technical planning and implementation to testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Build a strong professional portfolio demonstrating senior-level development, architecture, infrastructure, and technical leadership.
Potential pathway to expanded senior development, technical lead, solutions architecture, or engineering management roles.
For details go to: https://www.walkwithweb.org/Career/career_details.php?CareerID=58

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