Junior Drupal Developer

Academic Work Finland Oy; Uusimaa; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career growth

Job summary

Academic Work Finland Oy is seeking a Junior Drupal Developer to maintain and enhance a critical portal for a client, balancing backend work with active client communication in a supportive project environment. The role offers a flexible hybrid work model from anywhere in Finland and opportunities to grow your career in a collaborative, low-hierarchy team.

You will work with PHP, MySQL, Drupal 10+, Node.js, and GCP to deliver improvements.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Drupal development (version 10+).
• Basic knowledge of PHP, MySQL, and Node.js or JavaScript.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Nginx.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Strong motivation to learn, adapt, and actively engage with clients.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive maintenance tasks and resolve complex system tickets.
• Develop, customize, and integrate Drupal 10+ modules.
• Execute continuous small-scale and further system development.
• Collaborate directly with the client's business and IT stakeholders to define requirements.
• Build and optimize backend logic using PHP and MySQL.
• Develop frontend logic and asynchronous operations using Node.js and JavaScript.
• Deploy and manage cloud services using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Skills

English communication

Client engagement

Willingness to learn

Tools

Drupal 10+

PHP

MySQL

Node.js

JavaScript

Nginx

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Drush

Linux/Ubuntu

Job description

About the role

As a Junior Drupal Developer, you will join a close-knit team responsible for maintaining and enhancing a critical portal for our client. In this role, you will balance technical tasks like backend development with active client communication. It is an ideal position for someone who wants to develop their skills in a supportive, real-world project environment.

You are offered

We offer you a chance to jump in an interesting client project with an experienced team. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a flexible hybrid work model from anywhere in Finland, and grow your career in a low-hierarchy, highly collaborative team environment.

Work tasks

A balanced role focusing on deep-dive Drupal maintenance, continuous small-scale system enhancements, and active collaboration with client stakeholders.

• Perform deep-dive maintenance tasks and resolve complex system tickets
• Develop, customize, and integrate Drupal 10+ modules
• Execute continuous small-scale and further system development
• Collaborate directly with the client's business and IT stakeholders to define requirements
• Build and optimize backend logic using PHP and MySQL
• Develop frontend logic and asynchronous operations using Node.js and JavaScript
• Deploy and manage cloud services using Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

We are looking for

• Basic knowledge of Drupal development (version 10+)
• Basic knowledge of PHP, MySQL, and Node.js or JavaScript
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Nginx
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Strong motivation to learn, adapt, and actively engage with clients

It is meritorious if you have

• Good knowledge of Finnish
• Familiarity with Drush (Drupal command-line tools)
• Experience with Linux or Ubuntu environment administration
• Understanding of RESTful API design and development
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Change oriented
• Stress tolerant
• Responsible

Our selection process

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: IT & tietoliikenne