Lead Drupal Developer (Drupal)

Location: Remote within the United States; applicants must live and work in the United States

Company

hirify.global is a fully remote full-service digital agency using technology and design to create digital experiences for major brands.

What you will do

• Lead Drupal CMS projects and act as the primary technical contact for clients and project managers.
• Gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, acceptance criteria, and development tickets.
• Own project architecture and technical direction, including content modeling, module selection, integrations, performance, hosting, and infrastructure.
• Direct TAG’s Claude-based autonomous development agents, review their output, and ensure it meets requirements and technical standards.
• Troubleshoot failed implementations, correct specifications or approaches, and write code when appropriate.
• Estimate development work, manage release cycles, perform production releases, and improve automation, specifications, and agent workflows.

Requirements

• 6+ years of overall engineering experience, including 2–3+ years as a lead or senior developer on large projects.
• 5+ years of deep Drupal experience and in-depth knowledge of modern CMS architecture standards.
• Experience in a development role at a digital agency.
• Experience using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Devin, or similar for real project work, with the ability to assess their strengths and limitations.
• Experience with headless CMS, JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as React and Next.js.
• 2–3+ years of experience working with clients on technical specifications, Agile delivery, sprint planning, ticket definition, release organization, and technical documentation.
• 2–3+ years of experience with code reviews, continuous integration, and production releases on platforms such as Acquia or Pantheon.
• Strong command of Git processes and experience with Git Flow.
• Ability to verify code written by others, diagnose technical problems, communicate with people, collaborate as a team member, and apply development best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within the United States, with Flex Fridays and paid vacation.
• Employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance, plus life and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and a Family First PTO Bank.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% employer match and end-of-year merit-based bonuses.
• Charitable matching or community service hours, an annual company retreat, and culture events.
• Professional development budget and a collaborative, diverse environment focused on empathy, accountability, excellence, integrity, and curiosity.

Hiring process

• Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not match 100% of the criteria.