Moodle with us!

We're the world's most popular learning platform and we’re on a mission to empower educators to improve our world.Find out about your new workplace...Moodle is the world’s most trusted online learning solution.

The engine of our ecosystem is Moodle LMS, the secure and customizable open source learning management platform used by over 250 million learners worldwide.

Developed in conjunction with our community, Moodle LMS is complemented by an ecosystem of products including Moodle Workplace and a network of partners and services providing hosting, customizations and support.

We also teach and support educators to create effective online learning experiences and share open education resources.

Collectively, we empower educators to improve our world.Moodle US, is a US-based services division of Moodle Pty, provides services in learning design, implementation support, training, hosting, custom development, and support for Moodle LMS, Moodle Workplace, as well as other Moodle products.We’ve built a passionate team of hard-working and driven people from all over the world, united by a shared belief in the ability of our platform to make a positive difference to our world.

We respect our colleagues and value an open and innovative workplace, filled with integrity and of course a strong focus on education (yes, these are our company values!)Find out more about us on our website.What your new role can look like…This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Moodle Developer to make a significant impact on the future growth of Moodle.

Working within the Moodle US Development team, the Senior Moodle Developer works closely with Project Managers and Clients to complete various development tasks.

They will work in teams or independently, using agile processes, to deliver custom developments to meet client needs.

They will help organize, guide, and review the development of team members.

They will create and maintain both user and client documentation, maintain project tickets, and attend regular meetings.

They may frequently work on both Moodle and non-Moodle projects, all to the end of delivering the highest level of product for our clients and teams, and to serve the mission of Moodle.

Please note that due to this role's work with Federal client projects, suitable candidates must be US person, residing in the US and willing and able to gain appropriate security clearance.

With the pace of Moodle, no two days will ever be the same!

You will...

Write high quality code conforming to coding guidelines (including PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript & Ajax)  Write automated (unit, behat) and manual tests (QA), perform accessibility tests (e.g. screen readers) Work with Project managers to help estimate project development effort Review code according to the coding guidelines and provide constructive feedback Test integrated code and perform QA testing Write developer and user documentation Maintain issue tickets on a regular basis Follow internal development processes Pro-actively participate in multiple teams Help project managers to organize, scope, and prioritize projects Self-organize, take initiative Be solutions focused, willing to share and accept ideas Manage workloads to meet tight deadlines and prioritize your work Lead projects of any size, including providing some management of other developers on complex projects Upskill and mentor other developers At times, may need to work embedded with client teams Work with account managers to ensure projects are properly scoped and described Regularly communicate with clients to discuss work, as well as to ensure expectations and progress are properly maintained Communicate technical concepts to non- technical stakeholders Work with Moodle LMS and Workplace teams to relay client requests as needed Identify strengths and weaknesses of different technical solutions and explain them Understand and keep up to date with industry wide software development best practice.