Developer, Backend

Why Altium

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to worlds technology giants our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers supply chain and manufacturing letting them collaborate as never before.

• Constant innovation has created a transformative technology unique in its space
• More than 30000 companies and 100000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
• We are growing debt-free and financially strong with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

About the role:

The Backend Developer designs develops and maintains scalable secure and high-performance backend solutions built on Drupal 10/11 and PHP. This role ensures platform stability extensibility and maintainability across multiple high-traffic Altium web properties including marketing sites documentation portals customer dashboards and localized platforms.

Youll work within a modern ecosystem that includes Drupal backends frontends AWS infrastructure (EKS RDS CloudFront) and robust CI/CD workflows. This is a full-time onsite role based at either our La Jolla CA Corporate Headquarters or our Frisco TX office.

A day in the life of our Backend Developer:

Drupal Backend Development: Develop and maintain custom Drupal modules aligned to business requirements and coding standards. Extend Drupal core using hooks plugins services and configuration management best practices.

API & Integration Development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs supporting headless Drupal implementations with frontends and other integrations.

Business Logic Implementation: Write clean maintainable PHP code following Drupal standards leveraging Composer and Drush for site management and automation.

Performance Optimization: Optimize database queries (MySQL / PostgreSQL) configure and manage caching layers (Redis / Valkey) and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks across applications.

Security & Stability: Ensure secure coding practices including input validation access control CSP implementation and data protection. Maintain module updates and dependency management.

CI/CD & Deployment Support: Collaborate with DevOps teams to support Jenkins pipelines Blue/Green deployments and ongoing infrastructure improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with frontend engineers QA DevOps and product stakeholders to deliver reliable high-quality solutions.

Code Quality & Architecture: Participate in code reviews refactor legacy modules when needed contribute to architectural decisions and maintain high documentation standards.

Who Were Looking For

Required:

Strong professional experience with PHP

Commercial experience with Drupal 10/11

Experience developing custom Drupal modules

Deep understanding of Drupal architecture (services hooks plugins configuration management)

Experience using Composer and Drush

Experience working with MySQL or PostgreSQL

REST API development experience

Proficiency with Git version control

Working knowledge of caching strategies (Redis Varnish or similar)

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently deliver features

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have:

Experience with headless Drupal (decoupled architectures with or similar)

Familiarity with Symfony components

Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI or similar)

Experience with Docker Kubernetes or containerized environments

CDN configuration experience (CloudFront or similar)

Experience working in Agile environments

Experience supporting multisite Drupal setups

Project Context

This role supports multiple high-traffic Altium web properties spanning marketing platforms documentation portals customer dashboards and global localized sites. The technology stack includes Drupal 10/11 backends frontends AWS infrastructure (EKS RDS CloudFront) and modern CI/CD practices.

Were seeking a backend engineer with strong Drupal expertise who is comfortable working within established architectures while evolving them toward scalable headless solutions. The ideal candidate understands CMS-based system design extensibility and multi-property platform strategy.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $160000 to $190000 annually. Actual compensation packages within this range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate and role requirements including but not limited to skill set years and depth of experience certifications and specific location.

Work Arrangement: Full-time onsite in La Jolla CA or Frisco TX

Our Benefits

Medical Dental Vision Plans and HSA and FSA accounts
Basic Life and AD&D insurance; disability coverage where applicable
Retirement 401(k) Plan Option with Altium match
Employee Assistance Program
Paid holidays plus a Choice Day off per quarter
Paid time-off on arising schedule upon key milestones
Sick time for Dr. appointments or family health needs
Family medical maternity paternity and military leave
Employee referral program
Remote working abroad program
Professional development support and resources
Free lunch snacks and drinks in the office
Free parking

Also we would like you to know

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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