Software Developer, H5P Group

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift. 

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliver improved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart. No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

A member of our Talent Acquisition team reviews ALL of our applications - yes a real person reviews resumes! They are excited to read more about what amazing things you could add to D2L. 

In July 2024, D2L Acquired H5P to reinforce its dedication to providing powerful learning experiences to transform learning around the world. Read more here. H5P, is one of the most used EdTech solutions in the world with more than nine-figures end-users. At H5P group we take pride in overseeing the development and maintenance of two integral components: open-source version of H5P and our cutting-edge SaaS offering.

H5P Group is a fast-growing software provider. We help improve the lives of people all around the world by empowering educators to create better e-learning content faster. Our award-winning software is called H5P. H5P has grown to become one of the most widely used ed-tech solutions in the world.  

Software Developers at H5P work in and across teams of other developers, testers, designers, product managers, and many more roles to release reliable, high-quality software solutions that enable accessible and engaging learning and teaching experiences.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Build and support high quality, high performing, scalable and secure software, while solving both technical and non-technical challenges.  
• Contribute as a member of a cross-functional agile development team including developers, testers, designers, product managers and a development manager.   
• Create, maintain, upgrade, and implement software code, coding guidelines, tools, processes, and metrics.  
• Perform code reviews based on industry best practices while applying expertise in multiple programming languages. Code reviews may be outside of your primary team. 
• Proactively contributes to D2L technology, identifying challenges, anticipating risks, and developing scalable solutions to complex problems across multiple products.   
• Contribute to team processes and actively participate in analysis, with ability to communicate technical information across teams.  
• Leverage understanding of technical problems, department and D2L objectives to identify solutions to novel problems and challenges that may impact both internal teams and D2L customers.   
• Comprehend and provide guidance on required technologies, standards and methodologies to be used with the team and/or department, as required. 
• Support developed software as required, iterating on technical designs, and playing a role in deployment and addressing technical issues.

Skills/Competencies: 

• Curiosity: Developers should have a curious and investigative spirit 
• Continuous Learning and Development: As a learning company, all members of D2L are committed to self-improvement, an eagerness to adopt new skills and technologies, and a passion for fostering a culture of shared knowledge and growth  
• Ability to challenge decisions: Can disagree respectfully with others and actively participates in healthy debate 
• Leadership: Developers are expected to take on leadership roles when appropriate. Sometimes it’s an intermediate leading a more junior member (eg: coop) through a code review, in other situations a senior will be expected to lead a cross-departmental initiative. 
• Decision making: Knows and makes decisions based on their own, the team’s, department, or organizational priorities based on role. Using judgement to make decisions that are appropriate to both short- and long-term goals 
• Communication: Demonstrated clear and effective verbal and written communication with coworkers, both real time and asynchronously, and knows when to use which mode of communication  
• Collaborative: Is a person that others want to work with, cares about clients, other team members, and other stakeholders' needs. Can balance knowledge and goals to effectively collaborate intra-team as well as between teams or departments/divisions. Knows when it’s appropriate to receive and give assistance to other team members 
• Detail minded: Consistently pays attention to details and notices even when small things are incorrect 
• Problem solving: Demonstrates consistent problem-solving skills, adept at deconstructing complex issues, leveraging data for decision-making, and innovating creative solutions beyond conventional options 
• Strategic thinking: Can apply existing knowledge, think ahead and then pull in other people as appropriate and solve future problems before they exist

Skills 

• Coding – Proficient coding skills across a variety of languages (i.e.:  C#, JavaScript, etc.) 
• Ability to conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other developers 
• Can research, create proof of concepts, and introduce new technologies to the team 
• Testing – Extensive experience in writing and maintaining tests and testable code 
• Debugging – Can read code effectively to reason out where a bug lies, knows where to begin investigations into problems and takes a pragmatic approach 
• Accountability - owns the production operation and monitoring of the system and is aware of its SLAs 
• Architectural Design – knows how much time to spend architecting their code, refining, gathering feedback on, and communicating 
• Security – Understands, identifies, and implements security best practices 
• Privacy – Understands PII and how we need to handle private data 
• Strong communication skills for technical discussions and collaboration

D2L/H5P Leadership Competencies  

• Leads by Example with personal and professional integrity, high accountability and say/do ratio  
• Boundaryless collaboration and influence skills both within team, peer group and broader organization. Effective communicator with a proven track record of s 
• Delivers Awesome Outcomes: Strategic mindset and business acumen, with strong prioritization skills and a focus on organizational outcomes vs. team tasks. Effective problem solver, able to achieve results individually and through others, in fast paced, deadline-driven environments.  
• Talent Magnet: Talent-focused leader, with demonstrated ability to coach, build and lead a high performing, diverse team.  
• Better, Smarter, Faster: An agile learner, with a growth mindset, attention to detail and organizational skills. An operationally minded leader, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation. 
• Wins Hearts and Minds: An effective communicator, with the ability to connect the why and the what. A change agent, with proven delegation, motivation, and team building skills.

Suggested Qualifications/Experience:  

• Desire to build – Developers should be driven to build and refine. Knows when to build things well and when to build things quickly 
• Focus on Quality – We expect that all developers have a strong focus on delivering high quality code and features  
• Experience with source control (GitHub) and working in CI/CD environments (GitHub Actions) considered an asset. 
• Experience with Cloud Hosting (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.) and infrastructure-as-Code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation, considered an asset. 
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals including OO design, data structures, algorithms, databases, distributed systems, security, caching, human computer interaction. 
• Understanding of accessibility and why it matters 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We strongly encourage you to still apply! At D2L, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage your application even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined, because we love to help our people grow and develop!

Why we're awesome:

At D2L, we are dedicated to providing you with the tools to do the best work of your life. While some of our perks and benefits may vary depending on location or employment type, we are proud to provide employees with the following through #LifeAtD2L:

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our Catch the Wave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for Catch the Wave related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne.