Senior Moodle Developer

<p><b>Salary: £47,000 - 56,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Proven hands-on Moodle development experience</li><li>Moodle plugin development (build or significant customisation)</li><li>Strong PHP development skills</li><li>REST API design and implementation experience</li><li>JavaScript, CSS and front-end development capability</li><li>Experience working with integrations across multiple systems</li><li>Linux command line familiarity</li><li>Higher Education experience is highly desirable.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Developing and maintaining custom Moodle plugins</li><li>Building and supporting deep Moodle integrations (REST APIs, LTI, data exchange)</li><li>Enhancing performance through logging, caching and clean code practices</li><li>Supporting Echo360 and related learning technologies</li><li>Providing senior-level troubleshooting (2nd/3rd line support)</li><li>Collaborating with internal developers and technical stakeholders</li><li>Contributing to continuous improvement and technical best practice</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>API</li><li>CSS</li><li>Support</li><li>JavaScript</li><li>Linux</li><li>PHP</li><li>REST</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a leading UK Higher Education institution looking for a Senior Moodle Developer to join our Digital Learning team for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This hybrid role requires you to be on site one day a week in the West Midlands. Youll work on ongoing development, integration, and optimization of a large-scale Moodle environment, and we value experience in Moodle plugin development and integrations. We offer a competitive salary ranging from £47,000 to £56,000 per annum, and we are keen to find a candidate who can start immediately.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>