Job offered: Software Developer

Type: Full-time
Location: Baltimore, MD

Moodlerooms, Inc. (www.moodlerooms.com) provides a SaaS hosted solution for Moodle, the world’s fastest growing, open source learning management system, delivering a superior education platform to millions of users worldwide. The software enables educational institutions (universities, colleges, K12 schools) to offer their courses online. Moodlerooms is a fast-growing organization with great capabilities and even greater expectations.

Moodlerooms seeks a highly qualified and motivated Software Developer to be a key member of our development team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a growing, successful firm. The Software Developer's primary responsibility will be the development and enhancement of Moodle features and the support of subsystems in order to satisfy business requirements. The successful candidate must be able to function in a high growth business that is technologically sophisticated, high performance and high demand. The Software Developer will assist in the creation of design documentation and test plans. The developer must have the ability to work independently, as well as part of a small team. The developer should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with precise attention to detail. Experience in Moodle development is highly preferred.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 4 years in a professional PHP development environment.
  • Extensive knowledge of PHP 5, MySQL 5, Apache 2 and Linux. Ubuntu experience preferred.
  • Experience with object-oriented programming.
  • Experience with code repository tools, PHP IDE's and debuggers. Subversion, Eclipse or NetBeans and XDebugger preferred.
  • A deep understanding of CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, Web Services and SQL.
  • Familiarity with open source web development and standards.
  • A bachelor’s degree in informational technologies is preferred but not required where sufficient work experience exists.
For consideration and to apply, send your resume to ITJobs@moodlerooms.com and include Software Developer position in the subject line. Moodlerooms is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Entry added by Tami Bonnett-Admi - 1 July 2010
Last updated - 1 July 2010