1099 Backend Drupal Developer - 4.5 Month Contract

Job Title: 1099 Backend Drupal Developer

Engagement Period: April 21, 2025 - September 16, 2025

Hours: ~30 hours/week (~642 hours total)

Rate: $150/hour (1099)

Location: Remote (U.S.-based preferred)

Invoiced monthly

No staffing agencies, please

Who We Are

Friends From The City transforms how government serves people. As an 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we blend human-centered design, product strategy, and modern software development to create public services that truly work for those who need them most.

We integrate research, design, product strategy, and engineering into cohesive, delivery-focused teams. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, bringing lived experience, cultural awareness, and trauma-informed practices to our work. We create digital experiences that are accessible, respectful, and grounded in real-world needs.

About the Role

Friends From The City is seeking a seasoned Senior Backend Drupal Developer to support the redesign and content migration of the NY State Parks & Recreation public-facing website. This site is being rebuilt in Drupal 10 using Gesso, an open-source base theme by Forum One, and follows strict accessibility and editorial standards.

The legacy system is a mix of custom .NET content management (locations, events, alerts), static pages, a WordPress blog, and PDF-based content. This engagement will involve a full rebuild and re-architecture of the backend to support more modern, flexible content workflows, heavy use of the Paragraphs module, and custom API development to handle structured content migration and integration.

The responsibilities for this role are:

• Lead backend development for a Drupal 10 site using Gesso
• Plan and execute a multi-source migration (custom .NET CMS, static HTML, WordPress, PDFs)
• Configure and implement Paragraphs, Groups, content types, taxonomies, and views
• Build custom API endpoints to integrate location/event data from legacy systems
• Ensure platform performance, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team (PM, designers, frontend devs, QA, content team)
• Support post-launch improvements and training documentation

6+ years of backend Drupal development experience (Drupal 9/10)

Demonstrated experience with:

• Paragraphs module
• Groups module
• Migrate API / Drush
• Custom API developments

Experience migrating structured and unstructured content (hundreds to thousands of pages)

Familiarity with component-based themes (Gesso or similar)

Strong understanding of Drupal permissions and editorial workflows

Comfortable working with accessibility standards (508/WCAG)

Excellent communication and documentation skills

Git/GitHub fluency

U.S.-based (1099)

Note: This is a 1099 contract position. As an independent contractor, you will not be eligible for company benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, or retirement contributions.