Senior Full-Stack Software Developer (Drupal / React)

Charles River Labs; Dundee; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract research organization is seeking a web developer to join their team in Dundee, Scotland. This role involves designing and developing high-performance web applications using Drupal and React. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and several years of web development experience. Strong communication and technical skills are essential, as well as knowledge in CI/CD processes. The organization values quality and compliance in all projects, aiming to improve health outcomes globally.

Qualifications

• Proven web development experience with technologies like PHP and React.
• Strong knowledge of Drupal 10+ and decoupled architectures.
• Ability to write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design and development of Drupal-based sites.
• Implement and improve GitHub Actions pipelines.
• Configure and optimize containerized environments.

Skills

Web development

PHP

React

GitHub Actions

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Job description

For 75years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

In this role, you will follow standardised workflows to maintain quality and ensure alignment with necessary regulatory requirements. Contribute to the build and maintenance of high-performance, decoupled web applications that pair Drupal back-ends with React front-ends.

Working alongside cross-functional teams, you will help deliver secure, scalable solutions while actively working with established CI / CD processes and containerised environments to ensure steady code delivery.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Assist in the design and development of Drupal-based sites and React-based user interfaces
• Implement and improve GitHub Actions pipelines and broader CI / CD automation
• Configure and optimise containerised, high-scale environments (Docker / Kubernetes)
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
• Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and other ceremonies
• Conduct peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Follow SOX, SOP, GLP, GMP and related standards
• Produce clean, well-documented, efficient code
• Leverage approved AI tools to streamline daily development tasks

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B.A / B.Sc) or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
• A number of years and proven development experience in web development with technologies like PHP and Reactibox

Drupal Expertise

• Knowledge of Drupal 10+
• Proficient with decoupled architectures (JSON:API)
• Strong PHP (modern OOP, Dependency Injection, SOLID principles)

React Expertise

• Familiar with React, NextJS and Jest best ЗакRuns practices

Soft Skills

• Clear written & verbal communication
• Able to explain technical decisions and trade-offs succinctly

Nice toراسة

• Chakra UI experience gillar

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strongDao sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are卖company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.