Drupal Backend Engineer

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has a long and distinguished history of providing groundbreaking programs and services that have advanced care and improved the lives of millions of people with kidney disease.

NKF’s Mission is what we do, our Values are how we do it.

· Accountability- Earn and Keep Trust

· Collaboration-Work as a team

· Communication- Empower with information

· Community-Build stronger community

· Compassion- Lead with care and respect

· Impact-Focus on the mission

Your Voice Matters: https://www.kidney.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion

GENERAL SUMMARY

Want a career where your work matters? Where your skills make a real impact on an important problem? Where you change people's lives for the better?

For more than 60 years, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has been the leading health organization dedicated to fighting kidney disease. From patients and their families to those at risk, we take pride knowing that our mission is positively impacting the lives of millions of people affected by kidney disease.

As a Drupal Backend Engineer at NKF, you will partner with a variety of stakeholders to translate ideas into impactful digital experiences. Our flagship website kidney.com receives over 25 million web visitors every year so you will get an opportunity to create scalable solutions and tackle interesting technical problems. You will make a difference in the lives of millions of people suffering from kidney disease.

This is a full time, remote position.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Work collaboratively with internal teams to build digital experiences and applications.
Build, test and deploy feature additions for existing Drupal sites with a strong eye for detail, test performance and cross-browser compliance.
Clearly communicate technical challenges to those with less technical knowledge.
Provide estimates and timelines for web development projects.
Maintain, support, evolve, and own NKF’s design system leveraging Drupal.
Translate static assets from web designers into dynamic web experiences.
Research, establish, and enforce code and design standards for maintainability, usability, performance, and accessibility.
Contribute to product and technical documentation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in Drupal application development.
Mastery of web fundamentals, like HTML/CSS, strong knowledge of Javascript (including jQuery).
Strong working knowledge of PHP and MySQL.
Bonus points for experience with a Drupal 7 to Drupal 8/9 migration project.
Strong understanding of API integrations.
Experience with designing and building responsive, mobile-first web pages.
Experience in custom module development.
Experience with Git and GitHub.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; openness to feedback.
Familiarity with platforms like Google Analytics, Salesforce, and Optimizely is a plus.
Degree or comparable work experience and training.

WORKING CONDITIONS, EQUIPMENT USED AND SPECIAL INFORMATION

Must be able to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously. Verbal and written communication skills will be used daily. Must possess a high degree of tact, discretion, decision making, professionalism and patience. Maintains effectiveness even under pressure. Uses a personal computer, photocopier, fax machine, digital telephone system and voice mail and other standard office equipment. Must be flexible for overtime and some business travel (including weekends, weekdays, evenings, and holidays).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

At the National Kidney Foundation diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to kidney health and kidney disease prevention. It is the policy of NKF to provide equality of employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, qualified handicap or disability, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, age, gender, political affiliation or veteran status, or any other factor or reason prohibited by relevant local, state, and federal fair employment laws.

The Equal Employment Opportunity policy will apply to all employment practices of NKF including, but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, layoffs, transfers, and discipline. Implementation of the Equal Employment Opportunity policy is the shared responsibility of the management of NKF.

Salary Range: $100,000- $115,000

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity.

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