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Pramod Gaikwad
Senior Drupal Developer

Pramod Gaikwad

Pune, Maharashtra, India • pramod.gaikwad88@gmail.com • +91-9763063947
Senior Drupal Developer

Senior Drupal Developer with over 11+ years of experience in providing enterprise-grade solutions on Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Strong expertise in custom module development, site building, theming, API integrations, and performance optimization. Experienced in API integrations, dynamic REST API development, headless CMS setups, and multilingual platforms. Proven ability in team leadership, requirement analysis, client communication, and delivering scalable, maintainable, high-performance Drupal applications.

Core Skills
Drupal & Backend

Drupal 7/8/9/10/11, Custom Modules, Themes, Views, Paragraphs, Multilingual, Config Management

APIs & Backend

OOP, REST APIs, Apigee, GraphQL, OAuth/JWT, JSON

Frontend & DevOps

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Twig, Git, Jenkins, Drush, Composer, DDEV


Certifications
Acquia Certified — Drupal 8
Drupal Certified Developer
Professional Experience
Sr. Technical Specialist — DigitalAPI

Led the end-to-end development of a Drupal 11–based API Repository Portal, seamlessly integrated with Apigee Edge/ApigeeX to enable automated API onboarding through Jenkins-driven CI/CD pipelines.

Designed and developed custom Drupal modules for advanced API management, authentication workflows, role-based access, approval processes, and interactive analytics dashboards.

Implemented dynamic ingestion and processing of API specifications (OAS2, OAS3, and GraphQL), enabling the platform to support multiple API standards in real time with zero manual intervention.

Built robust REST integrations covering developer onboarding, workspace provisioning, and various fintech/banking API use cases.

Developed a multi-site API documentation portal, providing structured usage guides, tutorials, and endpoint documentation for end-users and partners.

Led and mentored a 4-member development team, driving sprint planning, architectural decisions, code reviews, and end-to-end technical discussions with clients to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.


Sr. Product Engineer — RiseSmart HR Services Pvt. Ltd.

Developed a multilingual headless CMS using Drupal 8, delivering fully structured content to web and mobile applications through optimized REST APIs.

Architected and managed AWS S3–based media storage, significantly improving media handling, delivery performance, and overall content distribution efficiency.

Built custom Drupal modules supporting job recommendation workflows, automated content generation, and multiple UX enhancements to improve user engagement.

Designed a scalable content architecture enabling seamless content ingestion, large-scale content migration, and smooth integrations with various external systems and services.


Sr. Software Engineer — Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd.

Delivered multiple enterprise-grade Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 portals across corporate, media, e-commerce, and B2B domains, focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Developed dynamic and interactive dashboards using D3.js and Yii Framework, enabling advanced data visualization, reporting, and real-time insights for business stakeholders.

Led complete theming and front-end workflows, leveraging Twig, responsive UI principles, and best practices for cross-browser compatibility to ensure seamless user experiences across devices.


Key Project Highlights
API Repository Platform — DigitalAPICraft

Designed a full-scale API repository in Drupal integrating Apigee for developer onboarding, converting OAS/GraphQL specs into formatted docs, and building dashboards for analytics and error-auditing.

Flipkart Seller Learning Portal

Built a complete learning management platform with video tutorials, quizzes, and progress tracking for seller enablement.

RiseSmart CMS (Headless)

Implemented multilingual support for 28+ languages and AWS S3 media integration to serve structured content to external portals and mobile clients.

Education

MCA — Master of Computer Applications 
Jayawant Institute of Management Studies, Pune

BCA — Bachelor of Computer Applications 
Tilak Maharashtra University, Pune