Job description
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.
Are you passionate about empowering developers through education and building technical solutions that make a difference? We are looking for a Developer Educator to join our Moodle Academy & Community Sites team in a unique role which is responsible for both Moodle development and developer training.
This role can be based anywhere in the APAC region.
What the role looks like
The Developer Educator will work closely with the Moodle Academy & Community Sites team to develop the technical aspects of the Moodle Academy websites: moodle.academy and qualify.moodle.com. This role will also be responsible for the creation of the Moodle Academy Developer courses and programs.
More specifically, this entails:
- Working with community members to build courses on Moodle Academy.
- Developing the Moodle Academy theme.
- Contributing to the maintenance and development of Moodle plugins, or the scoping of new plugins, to support the activities of Moodle Academy and the Moodle Qualifications program.
- Writing high quality Moodle code conforming to Moodle coding guidelines (including PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript & Ajax).
- Writing and running manual, unit and behat tests for Quality Assurance (QA).
- Debugging and resolving coding issues.
- Running ABC Learning Design workshops with community members to build courses.
- Developing code snippets and example plugins for use in courses and documentation.
We’d love to meet you
Especially if you can tell us about your:
Demonstrated experience of Moodle code development.
Demonstrated experience in the use of Learning Technology to build online courses or deliver training workshops.
Strong:
- PHP programming skills.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax.
- Ability to develop user-centered and professional user interface designs.
- Understanding of databases and SQL.
- Knowledge of performance, object oriented principles, design patterns and security.
- Ability to write quality, well-tested code that meets requirements.
Experience producing technical documentation, including step-by-step help articles, technical blog posts and support tickets.
A passion for learning new skills quickly and creating new courses to share your Moodle Development knowledge with a global audience.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and a collaborative/team approach to execution
Collaborative and team focused attitude, a willingness to embrace the culture, all with a genuine passion for helping Moodle advance our mission.
What’s in it for you?
Moodle has a globally diverse team with over 280 team members in more than 25 countries around the world. We’ve built a passionate team of hard-working, driven and diverse 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!)
In addition to this you can expect:
Taking on a genuinely flexible, distributed role, working from anywhere in the world
A fantastic range of benefits, focusing on work-life balance, wellbeing and ‘choosing your own adventure.’
Working with a global team on a worldwide platform and make a real difference.
As a certified B Corp, we are proud to be part of a global community of mission-driven companies dedicated to using business as a force for good.
Does all this sound good? If so:
- Click on the following link to apply
- Add your resume and anything else you’d like to add.
- Press send.
Learn more about Moodle
Moodle is the world’s most trusted online learning solution, with a growing ecosystem of products and services, including Moodle Workplace, Moodle App, MoodleCloud, and more. The engine of our ecosystem is Moodle LMS, the secure and customisable open source learning management platform used by well over 300 million learners worldwide.
Find out more about us on our website.
At Moodle we are an equal opportunity employer that actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We’re committed to fair recruitment and selection practices, ensuring we are drawing from a diverse range of sources to attract and select the very best person for the job. Learn more in our Diversity & Inclusion Charter .
