Development Lead (Full Stack / CMS – Drupal & Next.js)

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Position: Development Lead (Full Stack / CMS – Drupal & Next.js)

At neXa, we’re not just building digital solutions — we’re helping businesses grow smarter. We work with forward-thinking clients across industries to design, build, and implement technology that makes a real difference. From intelligent automation to custom applications, our projects are as diverse as our team.

We’re now looking for a hands-on Development Lead to join a high-energy international team responsible for a large-scale website and eCommerce ecosystem. This role combines technical leadership with active development, with a strong focus on Drupal-based CMS platforms and modern frontend technologies such as Next.js and React.

You will spend approximately half of your time coding and the other half guiding the team, ensuring high-quality, scalable, secure, and well-structured digital solutions across a large multisite environment.

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Responsibilities:

  • Actively contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
  • Design, develop, and maintain CMS modules, plugins, and integrations (Drupal / WordPress)
  • Lead technical direction and support developers in day-to-day delivery
  • Define and enforce engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, SCRUM, refactoring, coding standards)
  • Develop and maintain scalable multisite templates and reusable UI components
  • Collaborate with UX/UI designers to deliver intuitive and high-performing web solutions
  • Ensure content is easily manageable by non-technical users
  • Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Participate in architectural discussions and technical decision-making
  • Support migration from legacy CMS platforms to a unified Drupal-based architecture
  • Work closely with cross-functional and international stakeholders
  • Stay up to date with emerging web technologies and CMS trends
  • Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG)

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a CMS developer / technical lead (5+ years)
  • Strong expertise in Drupal (custom modules, multisite, multilingual setups)
  • Experience with REST, JSON:API, GraphQL and headless/decoupled architectures
  • Good understanding of WordPress (custom plugins, REST, GraphQL)
  • Strong frontend skills: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
  • Experience with modern frameworks: React.js, Next.js
  • Understanding of full web development lifecycle (design, development, deployment)
  • Experience with asynchronous communication (AJAX, partial page updates)
  • Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility challenges and solutions
  • Experience with data migration, transformation, and scripting
  • Understanding of scalable application design principles
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Experience with digital accessibility (WCAG)
  • Fluent English and Polish (mandatory)

Nice to have:

  • Experience in high-traffic or enterprise-scale CMS platforms
  • Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP)
  • Experience in eCommerce or website factory architectures
  • Experience in mentoring or leading distributed development teams
  • Strong architectural background in headless CMS ecosystems

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