Build the future of learning: join us as Software Developer at H5P Group

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. In 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.

Please note this is a hybrid position based out of our office in either Tromsø or Oslo. 

What you will bring to the role:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing software

• Collaborate in a cross-functional agile team (engineering, design, product)

• Contribute to architecture, technical decisions, and code quality standards

• Review code and provide constructive feedback across teams

• Participate in deployment, monitoring, and ongoing system improvements

• Identify risks, solve complex problems, and contribute to technical direction

• Experience with scalable distributed systems

• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design, understanding of accessibility and why it matters

How you work

• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across teams

• Take ownership of your work, from development to production

• Apply sound judgment to balance speed, quality, and long-term impact

• Contribute to a positive team culture through feedback and knowledge sharing

• Show initiative in improving systems, processes, and team practices

Technical skills

• Strong programming experience (e.g., JavaScript, PHP, C# or similar)

• Experience with testing, debugging, and writing maintainable code

• Solid understanding of software design, architecture, and best practices

• Familiarity with security, privacy, and building reliable systems

• Experience with version control and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions)

• Bonus: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure-as-code, and experience with Docker, Node.js, NestJS, or similar technologies.

What it's like working at H5P Group and some benefits that you might find attractive: 

• The opportunity to join our fast-growing team and have a great influence on the future of H5P. 

• Be part of changing the future of interactive content. 

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options (Flextime with core time from 9:00 - 15:00). 

• Highly efficient work environment, goal-oriented, and high-spirited.

• Social Events. We're a social and inclusive team that enjoys spending time together beyond work — whether through company events or informal get-togethers. You'll feel part of the group from day one. 

• You will have great opportunities for career development through internal workshops, training and various work tasks.  

• The ability to influence the development of our products, and a place where you will quickly see the impact of your work. 

• Lunch contribution and free snacks 

• Fitness room at work in the Oslo office that employees are free to use.

• Exceptionally engaged, dedicated, and highly skilled colleagues.

• Being part of H5P means joining the D2L family—a global organization of over 1,000 talented professionals. This opens doors to exciting cross-team collaborations and gives you the chance to grow your career, explore new roles, and make an impact far beyond your immediate team.

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.

H5P Group is a fast-growing software provider. We improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world by empowering educators to create better e-learning content faster.

Our award winning software is called H5P. H5P is a framework made to allow everyone to create, share and reuse interactive HTML5 content and is easily integrated in different sites. H5P offers templates allowing users to create rich and engaging content without any design or programming skills. We currently offer over 60 templates including Interactive Video, Virtual 360 Tours and Branching Scenario. H5P.com is our SaaS version of H5P, which is hosted on AWS. It scales automatically, has automatic failovers for most components and we perform rolling updates with no downtime.

H5P has, in a short period of time, grown to become one of the most widely used ed-tech solutions in the world, with customers that include Ivy League Universities, leading car manufacturers and publishers world-wide. We’re at the beginning of building the most significant ecosystem for interactive content in the world.