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