Lead Front-End Developer (Remote - US/Canada)

Full-time (32–40 hours/week), Senior Developer 1 or 2 if experience allows

About the Role
Kalamuna is seeking a seasoned Front-End Developer to lead front-end technical strategy, architect complex JavaScript web solutions, and implement cutting-edge, mission-driven digital experiences. In this role, you will collaborate with design, UX, and project management teams to translate client goals into scalable, performance, and accessible Drupal and decoupled sites.

You will guide the front-end technical discovery process, propose implementation strategies, and act as a front-end technical lead on projects, ensuring both technical excellence and alignment with project goals and budgets. Your deep experience with Drupal site building, front-end architecture, and custom development will help shape how we deliver impactful solutions.

This role reports to the Director of Technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a front-end technical lead across Drupal projects from discovery through deployment.
   
• Architect and implement front-end Drupal and decoupled solutions.
   
• Participate in early project planning, providing technical insight during design phases.
   
• Define technical requirements and create implementation strategies for both new builds and iterative improvements.
   
• Promote and refine shared processes and reusable components.
   
• Support development best practices.
   
• Collaborate with designers and UX strategists to deliver accessible and performant front-end experiences.
   
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
   
• Stay current with the Drupal and open-source ecosystem and contribute to R&D and innovation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Agency experience is required.
   
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills—you’ll work closely with clients and team members.
   
• Mastery of Drupal, including theming and configuration.
   
• Deep experience with front-end and caching Drupal APIs and site architecture.
   
• Proficiency in front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, Advanced JavaScript, Twig, and responsive theming. 
• Experience with component-based development, style guides, and design systems.
   
• Strong command of Git, Agile workflows, and task estimation.
   
• Experience with Drupal hosting platforms like Pantheon and Acquia.
   
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, local development tools, and deployment automation.
   
• Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and performance best practices.
   
• Understanding of security, browser testing, and scalability.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with JavaScript frameworks (React, Nuxt.js,  Vue.js, Angular)
   
• Working knowledge of SEO, Google Analytics, and Tag Manager
   
• Strong knowledge of decoupled Drupal, Static Sites, React Applications, or WordPress
   
• QA practices, including automated testing and front-end performance monitoring

Location & Work Eligibility

• This is a fully remote position for candidates based in the United States or Canada.
   
• Must be authorized to work in your country of residence.

We are a distributed team concentrated in the US and Canada.

Working With Us

People are at the ♥ of everything we do.

Kalamuna is driven by a civic spirit to help socially impactful institutions, nonprofits, and governments better communicate with constituents and do right by the people they serve. We bring digital communications to life for organizations as varied as Fair Trade USA, the American Foundation for the Blind, the Environmental Defence Fund, the Smithsonian, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Kalamuna’s mission is to empower our clients with the research, strategy, design, and technology that will transform their organizations to better serve the needs of their audiences and communities. Kalamuna aligns itself in this manner to make each of our client’s missions our mission. We seek to be impactful, not only for our clients and partners but for the social good of our communities.

We’re committed to your excellence and continued development; we’re in this together. Kalamuna offers many benefits, including paid holidays, PTO, paid bereavement leave, parental leave, health insurance, long and short-term disability, a continued learning & travel stipend, an equipment fund, and retirement funds with 3% match. We offer flexibility in work hours and accommodations. When pandemic-free, we organize company-wide gatherings like team building workshops, conferencing, and additional fun.

Commitment to Diversity

Kalamuna is committed to eradicating institutional discrimination and bias and to uplifting the lived experiences of all underrepresented communities.

As such, Kalamuna welcomes applications from all backgrounds, particularly from people of color; women; LGBTQ2S+ people; immigrants or refugees; people who are differently-abled; and people from low- or moderate-income backgrounds. Kalamuna is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, disability status, veteran status, military obligations, marital status and policy party affiliation, or on any other basis that complies with applicable laws.

If you’re a recruiter or agency, please don’t contact us. No exceptions.

Working With Us

People are at the ♥ of everything we do.

Kalamuna is driven by a civic spirit to help socially impactful institutions, nonprofits, and governments better communicate with constituents and do right by the people they serve. We bring digital communications to life for organizations as varied as Fair Trade USA, the American Foundation for the Blind, the Environmental Defence Fund, the Smithsonian, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Kalamuna’s mission is to empower our clients with the research, strategy, design, and technology that will transform their organizations to better serve the needs of their audiences and communities. Kalamuna aligns itself in this manner to make each of our client’s missions our mission. We seek to be impactful, not only for our clients and partners but for the social good of our communities.

We’re committed to your excellence and continued development; we’re in this together. Kalamuna offers many benefits, including paid holidays, PTO, paid bereavement leave, parental leave, health insurance, long and short-term disability, a continued learning & travel stipend, an equipment fund, and retirement funds with 3% match. We offer flexibility in work hours and accommodations. When pandemic-free, we organize company-wide gatherings like team building workshops, conferencing, and additional fun.

We’re looking for individuals with a broad range of interests and experiences to be their authentic selves. Your story, your passion is what interests us most. Meet some of our team at https://youtu.be/K1rtt6oKGEs.

Commitment to Diversity

Kalamuna is committed to eradicating institutional discrimination and bias and to uplifting the lived experiences of all underrepresented communities.

As such, Kalamuna welcomes applications from all backgrounds, particularly from people of color; women; LGBTQ2S+ people; immigrants or refugees; people who are differently-abled; and people from low- or moderate-income backgrounds. Kalamuna is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, disability status, veteran status, military obligations, marital status and policy party affiliation, or on any other basis that complies with applicable laws.

If you’re a recruiter or agency, please don’t contact us. No exceptions.