Remote Backend Jobs

The Developer will help deliver a first-class experience for our customers, wherever they are located. You will turn client requirements and feature requests into reality, while improving and expanding the functionality of the systems. Using your in-depth understanding of how the applications are built, you will investigate problems, when they occur, to uncover the root cause and provide appropriate fixes, while providing advice on how the application should function and suggesting improvements where possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop plugins & core changes to Learning Management Systems in PHP
• Guarantee high quality, on-time and on-budget delivery of development items within project
• Write appropriate automated tests to cover developed functionality and ensure features continue to work after platform upgrades
• Ensure high quality of documentation
• Collaborate with colleagues & provide assistance when required
• Be curious and interested in resolving bugs and support requests

Essential Criteria - You must have:

• The right to live and work (and be resident in) the UK or Ireland
• Minimum 3 years working experience of PHP, JavaScript, SQL, AJAX, HTML and their best practices
• Experience developing in MoodleLMS, Totara or Moodle Workplace
• Knowledge of database systems MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL
• Excellent knowledge of PHP Unit & Behat testing
• Knowledge of version control systems.
• Knowledge of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)

Valuable Experience - We would love you to have:

• Experience of Linux Shell scripting
• Experience of Git Version Control
• Experience with Docker and/or other containerisation technologies
• Experience of RESTful web services or GraphQL
• Experience with modern javascript frameworks/libraries such as React, Vue or AngularJS

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Is aligned with Synergy Learning s Vision & Values
• Is willing to learn & become an expert in LMS s (MoodleLMS, Totara, Moodle Workplace)
• Brings strong communication skills to convey technical details to both technical and non-technical people alike
• Can can collaborate effectively to achieve optimum results
• Has a desire to continually seek out, share and improve on best practice in your written code.
• Takes a pro-active interest in their own professional development and performance enablement
• Has a proven ability to excel in a remote-first environment
• Will co-locate in Belfast or other UK locations for onboarding and collaboration purposes from time-to-time.