Senior Moodle Developer
(Full Stack / PHP) - 6 Month FTC - Hybrid 1 day a week, West Midlands
£47,000 - £56,000 per annum
SF Technology are supporting a leading UK Higher Education institution in the recruitment of a Senior Moodle Developer to join their Digital Learning team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This is a hands-on, senior-level development role requiring strong experience in Moodle plugin development, integrations and enterprise-scale platform enhancement.
The Role
You will be responsible for the ongoing development, integration and optimisation of a large-scale Moodle environment within a complex Higher Education setting.
Key responsibilities:
Developing and maintaining custom Moodle plugins
Building and supporting deep Moodle integrations (REST APIs, LTI, data exchange)
Enhancing performance through logging, caching and clean code practices
Supporting Echo360 and related learning technologies
Providing senior-level troubleshooting (2nd/3rd line support)
Collaborating with internal developers and technical stakeholders
Contributing to continuous improvement and technical best practice
This role requires someone who can operate independently and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
Essential Experience
Proven hands-on Moodle development experience
Moodle plugin development (build or significant customisation)
Strong PHP development skills
REST API design and implementation experience
JavaScript, CSS and front-end development capability
Experience working with integrations across multiple systems
Linux command line familiarity
Higher Education experience is highly desirable.
Working Arrangement
1 day a week on site
West Midlands University
6-month fixed-term contract
Pro rata salary
Immediate start preferred
Due to the specialist nature of this role, we are particularly keen to speak with developers who can demonstrate deep Moodle plugin and integration expertise.
Apply via SF Technology for a confidential discussion