Mehul Solanki
Senior Drupal Backend Developer | 8+ Years Experience
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Accomplished Senior Drupal Backend Developer with over 8 years of experience engineering high-performance, customizable, and secure enterprise web solutions. Specialized across Drupal 7, 8, 9, and 10 platforms, Acquia Site Studio, decoupled/headless architecture, RESTful API design, and complex third-party system integrations (Salesforce, SAP, Janrain, Zoom). Proven track record of optimizing web performance, architecting robust caching layers, and delivering scalable digital products in collaboration with global cross-functional teams.
Experience
Senior Drupal Backend Developer - Mobiiworld - Remote
(2023-06)
- Engineered Acquia Site Studio component-based architecture for enterprise-level web projects, drastically improving content editor agility and design consistency.
- Designed, built, and consumed secure RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless, real-time data synchronization between Drupal platforms and external microservices.
- Enhanced system reliability, application uptime, and diagnostic capabilities by establishing advanced error handling frameworks and centralized logging mechanisms.
- Enforced strict web security compliance across all active applications following OWASP standards and enterprise security best practices.
Senior Drupal Backend Developer - QED42 - Remote
(2022-10 - 2023-06)
- Partnered with multi-disciplinary global teams to architect, modernize, and integrate custom Drupal platforms into existing client software ecosystems.
- Developed responsive, accessible, mobile-first web interfaces using Bootstrap, ensuring seamless cross-browser and cross-device performance.
- Managed release hygiene, multi-developer branching strategies, and continuous integration workflows using Git to maintain code integrity.
Drupal Developer - Cyber Infrastructure (CMMI Level 3 Certified) - Indore, MP, India
(2018-12 - 2022-10)
- Accelerated page render speeds and overall system performance by crafting custom caching strategies and executing targeted database query optimizations.
- Led technical peer code reviews, defining coding standards, quality gates, and maintainability guidelines for the engineering department.
- Implemented strict role-based access controls (RBAC), robust input validation layers, and proactive security measures against common vulnerabilities.
Junior Drupal Developer - AddWeb Solution Private Limited - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
(2017-01 - 2018-12)
- Developed and tailored custom core and contributed Drupal modules, hooks, and sub-themes to satisfy unique client requirements.
- Integrated major commercial payment gateways and built supporting back-end utilities for web and mobile interfaces.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Computer Science - Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU), Visnagar, India (2016-06)
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Science - Dakshinamurti School, Surat, India (2011-06)
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) - Mansarovar High School, Surat, India (2009-06)
