What Is a Remote Elearning Developer and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

A remote e-learning developer creates software, online learning platforms, and apps that teachers and students use for educational purposes. In this career, you write code and design educational websites, test your designs, and work with instructional designers to create lessons and resources that meet the goals of each site or online course. Your duties include helping instructors or course designers format and upload media, such as video and audio, and use other site tools and functions. Since this is a remote position, you communicate with other e-learning team members via chat apps, a telephone, or project management tools.

The qualifications and skills that you need to start working as a remote e-learning developer include a degree or computer programming experience and the ability to work with other team members to implement a plan for each site or course. You can start on this career path by earning a degree in computer science or studying interactive design or programming at a technical or community college. If your responsibilities include planning the educational aspects of courses, you need a bachelor’s degree in education or a related field. However, it is possible to find positions that only deal with the technical aspects.