Drupal Developer at develop, United Kingdom, £500 per day

Contract Front End Drupal Developer

Outside IR35 | Up to £500 per day | 6 Months | Fully Remote | Likely Extension

We’re currently partnering with a large, international education group to secure a Contract Front End Drupal Developer to support a portfolio of high-traffic digital platforms used globally.

You’ll be joining an established digital and IT function, working within a cross-functional squad led by a Product Owner. The team delivers continuous improvements across multiple Drupal platforms within a fortnightly sprint cycle.

This is a hands-on role focused on modern front-end architecture, reusable component development, and scalable theming practices across a complex, multi-brand environment.

You’ll collaborate with Marketing, Sales (B2C & B2B), Digital, IT and wider business stakeholders to deliver impactful digital products used by thousands of users globally.

Tech Stack

• Drupal 10/11+
• Paragraphs module
• Custom subtheme and module architecture
• Twig templating
• SCSS
• Vanilla JavaScript / jQuery

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver front-end enhancements across Drupal sites within an agile sprint framework
• Build reusable Drupal Paragraph components to enable scalable content authoring
• Translate Figma designs into clean, maintainable Twig and SCSS implementations
• Apply Drupal render array standards and Twig best practice
• Structure SCSS using scalable architecture principles
• Ensure performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility
• Document architectural decisions to support long-term maintainability

Essential Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Drupal (10/11 preferred)
• Advanced HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience working with modern JS frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
• Solid understanding of responsive and mobile-first development
• Experience with SCSS/Sass or modern styling approaches
• REST APIs and JSON integration
• Git and collaborative development workflows

Desirable

• TypeScript
• WCAG accessibility standards
• Performance optimisation
• Build tools (Vite, Webpack, etc.)
• CMS-driven or headless architecture exposure
• Basic SEO knowledge

Working Style

• Comfortable in cross-functional agile teams
• Strong communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Detail-oriented and proactive
• Self-sufficient in a remote-first environment

Fully remote (UK-based candidates may be invited to occasional London meetups)

Up to £500 per day

6-month initial contract (with the view to extend)

Outside IR35