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Vakul R.

Senior Drupal & AI Developer | Acquia Certified | Headless/React

Acquia-Certified Drupal developer with 10+ years of experience and a core contributor to Drupal AI. I take over complex Drupal sites, fix what's broken, upgrade them safely, and connect them to the systems and AI tools your business runs on. Top Rated Plus | 100% Job Success | 2,000+ hours on Upwork WHAT I HELP WITH - Drupal 7/8/9 to 10/11 upgrades and migrations, including content, users, files and custom code - Custom modules, themes, Webforms, workflows and Batch API jobs - Drupal + AI: Drupal AI module development, LLM-powered content tools, chatbots, semantic search and MCP-based workflows - Headless / decoupled Drupal with React and Next.js over JSON:API or REST - Search API, Apache Solr and Acquia Search with facets - Performance, caching and production troubleshooting - Integrations: Workday, Taleo, HubSpot, Box and custom enterprise APIs HOW I WORK I start by understanding your existing code and setup before changing anything. You get clear estimates, regular updates, and tested changes: PHPUnit (Kernel/Functional) and Playwright end-to-end tests that cover your critical user journeys, so upgrades don't break what already works. PLATFORMS & TOOLS Acquia Cloud, Site Factory, Content Hub, Site Studio | Pantheon | Platform.sh | Composer, Drush, BLT, Git | CI/CD with GitLab and Bitbucket | DDEV and Lando | Claude Code for development, debugging and review RECENT WORK - Long-term Drupal development and support for an agency client (2+ years, ongoing) - A people directory built on Drupal with custom search and filtering - Enterprise, government, nonprofit and high-traffic sites on Acquia CERTIFICATIONS & COMMUNITY - Acquia Certified Drupal 9 Backend Specialist - Core contributor to Drupal AI - Active Drupal community and open-source contributor Have a Drupal upgrade, a hard bug, an integration, or an AI feature in mind? Send me a short description and I'll reply with a practical plan and next step.

🇮🇳Dharamsala, India$20/hr100% JSS4.80 (6)Since Nov 2020

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