Job Description:

Role: Mid-Level Full-stack Developer

Location: Rockville, MD

Job type: Contract to Hire

Responsibilities:

• Developing custom Drupal modules and maintaining client's existing Drupal codebase.


• Developing and maintaining web-based systems and responsive mobile web applications using the latest markup and scripting languages including: SASS, JavaScript, HTML5, and PHP.


• Familiarity with the latest standards in 508 compliance and remediation for websites and mobile apps.


• Familiarity with running web scans using tools such as Power mapper or Screaming Frog.


• Ensuring that own and peer’s applications meet deliverable and functional requirements. This includes cross-browser and usability testing.


• Integrating applications with new or existing systems via APIs. These could include simple JSON data feeds.


• Conducting code reviews enforcing the coding standards defined by the group. Comment and write clean code.


• Adding control structures and modifying the render array on pre-existing codebases.


• Learning and incorporating modern web development workflows, using CSS pre-processors, JavaScript transpilers and package managers to keep a modular and maintainable codebase.


• Understanding of Composer dependency manager.


• Update contributed modules as needed.


• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• B.S. or B.A. in computer science or related field of study, or at least 4 years of applicable experience.


• 4+ years’ experience of professional Drupal 7 and 8 site building.


• 6+ years of working experience with PHP.


• Good knowledge of latest web markup including HTML5, CSS3 for building responsive web sites and handling cross-browser compatibility issues.


• Good knowledge of responsive grid systems like Bootstrap.


• Expert understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX including jQuery for building advanced UX interfaces.


• Demonstrate a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the Git version control system. Experience with and understanding of how the Git flow methodology works.


• Familiarity with SASS or other CSS processors (JS Preprocessors - Gulp, Grunt, Webpack, etc.) is a plus.


• Familiarity with LAMP server software (Linux, Apache, PHP) is a plus.


• Familiarity with Acquia is a plus.