Senior Developer - Design System

Moodle Pty Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Learning allowance

Birthday leave

Global team

Job summary

Moodle Pty Ltd invites a Senior Front-end Developer to join the Design System team and help bring our UI component library to life across Moodle products. You’ll collaborate with engineering to adopt the design system and implement components directly in product code, following Moodle’s contribution process.

You’ll build scalable, accessible React components, write tests, review code, and contribute to developer documentation while embracing AI-assisted development to move faster and deliver

Qualifications

• Proven front-end development experience with React.
• Experience building design systems and reusable components.
• Strong English communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, accessible React components for the design system.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to drive adoption.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback across teams.
• Write tests and contribute to test strategies and automation.
• Create developer documentation and guidance for teams.

Skills

React

HTML/CSS/JS

AI-assisted development

Git

Testing

Code reviews

Documentation

Tools

Jira

Storybook

Design System tooling

Job description

Moodle with us!

At Moodle, we’re on a mission to empower educators and learners worldwide with open, flexible, and innovative digital learning solutions. As the world’s most customisable and trusted open-source LMS, we partner with schools, universities, and organisations to create better learning experiences for millions. If you’re ready to make a real impact, and be part of a global movement shaping the future of learning, join us. Let's transform education together!

About the role..

As a Senior Front-end Developer in the Design System team, you'll play a key role in bringing our design system to life across Moodle's products. You'll work closely with engineering teams to help them adopt the design system, and you'll make changes directly in the product codebase to move that adoption forward following the Moodle contribution process. You'll also build scalable, accessible design system components with modern front-end architecture in React. You'll review and integrate code into production releases, making sure the Design System releases land smoothly for the teams using them.

What You'll Do..

Most days in this role involve a mix of:

• Working closely with product engineering teams to help them adopt the design system, including pairing with developers, answering questions and unblocking migration work.
• Making changes directly in Moodle's product codebase to replace legacy UI with design system components.
• Helping drive continuous improvement of our AI-first consumer strategy, making sure the design system's components, code and documentation work well for AI tools as well as for the teams and developers who use them.
• Building and maintaining scalable, accessible design system components in React.
• Writing clean, well-structured front-end code that others can learn from and build on.
• Reviewing code from the Design System team and product teams, giving clear, constructive feedback.
• Writing automated and manual tests, and helping design test approaches that catch issues before they reach users.
• Troubleshooting complex front-end problems, finding root causes and guiding the fix.
• Creating clear developer documentation for design system components, and working with Technical Writers and UX Designers on user and developer guidance.
• Spotting ways to improve quality, accessibility, performance and security, and then making those improvements.
• Taking part in sprint planning and estimation.

We’d love to meet you..

Especially if you can tell us about your:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English, with a strong ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong front-end development experience, particularly with React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web standards.
• Proven experience with AI-assisted development: You are well-versed in using AI to build applications, reviewing AI-generated code, and integrating these tools into your daily workflow to move faster and smarter and solve problems.
• Experience in version control using Git.
• Ability to thoroughly test integrated code, perform QA testing, and identify potential impacts of changes.
• Ability to create and maintain informative documentation both within code and consumer resources.
• Experience in issue tracking with Jira.
• Ability to mentor and coach others, contributing to team development and knowledge sharing.
• Understanding of software and application design, front-end architecture, performance, security, and accessibility.
• Proficient in writing various types of tests (unit, automated, QA, accessibility) and conducting code reviews following Moodle standards.
• Experience working as a part of a Design System team, especially if you were a part of the 0-1 build.
• Experience in onboarding developers to using a design system

What life at Moodle is like..

Moodle has a globally diverse team with over 280 team members in more than 25 countries around the world. We’ve built a passionate team of hard-working, driven and diverse people from all over the world, united by a shared belief in the ability of our platform to make a positive difference in our world. We respect our colleagues and value an open and innovative workplace filled with integrity and of course a strong focus on education (yes, these are our company values!)

What else, you say?

• Our team can work from anywhere, with a flexible working environment that promotes true work-life balance.
• We believe in motivating performance rather than micromanaging it, empowering you to do what you do best.
• Gaining new skills by learning from highly skilled peers, along with your own learning and development allowance each year to support your growth.
• Work with a global team on a worldwide platform and make a real difference.
• As a certified B Corp, we are proud to be part of a global community of mission-driven companies dedicated to using business as a force for good.
• Other excellent benefits, like an extra time-off to recharge yourself, give back to a charity or community group, and enjoy a day off for your birthday, ‘choose your own’ benefit options, flexible public holidays, and many more!

Learn more about your new workplace..

Moodle is the world’s most trusted online learning solution, with a growing ecosystem of products and services, including Moodle Workplace, Moodle App, MoodleCloud, and more. The engine of our ecosystem is Moodle LMS, the secure and customisable open-source learning management platform used by well over 400 million learners worldwide.

Find out more about us on our website.

At Moodle we are an equal opportunity employer that actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We’re committed to fair recruitment and selection practices, ensuring we are drawing from a diverse range of sources to attract and select the very best person for the job. Learn more in our Diversity & Inclusion Charter.

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