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Senior Full-stack Moodle Developer PHP/JavaScript
ABOUT:
You will collaborate with our client, a global consultancy with a strong focus on digital learning and educational innovation. Leveraging expertise in cloud infrastructure, learning management systems, and user experience design, among others, they support public sector clients in building future-ready platforms that enable accessible, scalable, and effective learning.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TASKS
The following tasks will be performed:
Interaction with the business analysts, customers, users, project leaders and the developers Collaborate with stakeholders, instructional designers, and UX/UI teams to gather and refine requirements for Moodle-based e-learning solutions.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and daily stand-ups, ensuring development aligns with business and educational goals.
Development of front-end website architecture.
Develop and customize Moodle plugins and themes following Moodle development guidelines.
Configure Moodle core functionalities, including courses, roles, competencies, quizzes, and grading systems.
Design of user interactions on web pages.
Development of back-end website applications.
Implement core business logic.
Creation of servers and databases for functionality.
Develop custom reports and dashboards to provide insights into learning engagement and user progress.
Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.
Cross-platform optimisation.
Design responsive applications.
Design and develop APIs.
Implement third-party API integrations (e.g., authentication systems and/or external content providers).
Participating in the design and creation of scalable software.
Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end.
Compile and analyse data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.
Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues.
Meet both technical and consumer needs.
Write technical documentation.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:
At least 1 year of specific expertise in Moodle architecture, APIs, and plugin development acquired by working on large Moodle installations of at least 500.000 users and supporting more than 5 languages(mandatory).
At least 1 year of specific expertise building responsive Moodle themes using HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap (mandatory).
At least 5 years’ experience with front-end languages such as JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
At least 5 years of proficiency with back-end languages and frameworks - PHP, Java.
At least 2 years of specific expertise in Cloud architecture. REST, SOAP, AWS services.
At least 5 years’ experience with MySQL.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
The following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above-listed tasks:
Very good knowledge of Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, PHP, MySQL, Power BI or similar, familiarity with AWS cloud.
Ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in production Moodle environments efficiently Stay up to date with Moodle core and plugin updates, applying necessary patches and security fixes.
Ability to give business and technical presentations Ability to apply high-quality standards Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences The capability to write clear and structured technical documents Autonomous.
Strong organisational and time-management skills Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment.
Excellent verbal communication.
Attention to detail.
Ability to cope with fast-changing technologies related to LMS and Moodle.
Experience with designing and implementing reporting solutions.
Experience with projects involving end-of-life systems.
Strong knowledge in measuring and tracking delivery to the business as fit for purpose and in accordance with agreed requirements (KPIs, quality measurements & control points).
Write and execute unit, functional, and integration tests to ensure the stability and security of Moodle implementations.
Conduct peer code reviews to enforce best practices, security, and performance standards.
Manage CI/CD pipelines for automated Moodle deployments.
Deploy Moodle instances using Docker for scalable cloud-based solutions.