Expert for SaaS LMS Development

# Open-Source LMS Expert Required — Production-Ready Multi-Tenant LMS ## Project Overview We are building a **white-label LMS platform for multiple trading academies**. The platform will allow different academy businesses to operate their own branded learning environments from a common technology platform. We are looking for a **senior LMS engineer / architect who has already built and successfully launched an LMS in production using an open-source LMS codebase**. This is NOT a project for someone who has only created courses in Moodle or performed basic LMS configuration. ## Mandatory Experience You must have personally worked on at least **one real LMS project that was successfully launched end-to-end in production**, preferably using an open-source platform such as: * Moodle * Open edX * LearnHouse * Canvas LMS * Another credible open-source LMS Your experience must include substantial **development/customization + deployment**, not just administration. ### You should be able to demonstrate: 1. The open-source LMS you worked with 2. What you customized or developed 3. Your specific role in the project 4. Production URL/app, if publicly accessible 5. Approximate number of users/students 6. Hosting/cloud infrastructure used 7. How the LMS was deployed and maintained 8. Authentication/user/role architecture 9. Video/content delivery architecture 10. Payment/subscription implementation, if applicable 11. Any multi-tenant/white-label implementation 12. Examples of production issues you solved ## Our Requirements We need to evaluate and potentially build a platform with: * Multi-tenant architecture * Multiple academies/customers * Academy-specific branding * Custom domains/subdomains * Academy administrators * Instructors/mentors * Students * Course and module management * Video lessons * PDFs/documents * Quizzes and assessments * Student progress tracking * Certificates * Paid courses * Subscription/payment integration * Live classes/webinars, recordings mgmt * Notifications * Admin dashboards * Reporting/analytics * API integrations * Scalable cloud deployment * Secure authentication and authorization The initial platform will target **trading academies**, so future requirements may include TradingView/chart integrations, trading assignments, market-related learning tools, mentor interactions and trading journals. ## Your Responsibilities The selected freelancer/team will initially: ### Phase 1 — Technical Evaluation Evaluate suitable open-source LMS platforms and recommend the best foundation for our requirements. Compare options such as Moodle, Open edX, LearnHouse and other relevant projects based on: * Architecture * Licensing * Multi-tenancy * Customization capability * Scalability * Development effort * Production readiness * Long-term maintainability ### Phase 2 — Architecture Prepare the proposed production architecture covering: * Frontend * Backend * Database * Authentication * Storage * Video delivery * CDN * Payments * Email/notifications * Multi-tenancy * Monitoring/logging * Backup/recovery * CI/CD * Cloud deployment ### Phase 3 — Proof of Concept Take the recommended open-source LMS and demonstrate: * Branding customization * Tenant/academy setup * Admin/instructor/student roles * Course creation * Video lesson * Student enrollment * Progress tracking * Quiz/assessment * Certificate * Basic payment flow where supported ### Phase 4 — Productionization Convert the selected foundation into a **production-ready platform**, including: * Secure configuration * Database setup * Cloud deployment * Domain/SSL configuration * Storage/CDN * Backup strategy * Monitoring * Error logging * CI/CD * Performance optimization * Security hardening * Documentation ### Phase 5 — Launch Successfully deploy the platform to production and support the initial customer/academy onboarding. ## Critical Requirement — PROOF OF PAST WORK Please do NOT send a generic proposal describing your LMS skills. Your proposal MUST include: **LMS Project #1** * Project/platform: * Open-source foundation: * Production URL: * Your role: * What you personally developed: * Number of users/students: * Hosting/cloud: * Key customizations: * How long it has been in production: **LMS Project #2** (if applicable) * Project/platform: * Open-source foundation: * Production URL: * Your role: * What you personally developed: * Number of users/students: * Hosting/cloud: * Key customizations: Screenshots, GitHub repositories, architecture diagrams or other evidence are strongly preferred. ## Important We are specifically looking for someone who has **taken an open-source LMS beyond installation/configuration and successfully turned it into a production product**. Experience such as: > "I have installed Moodle and configured courses" is NOT sufficient. We are looking for experience closer to: > "I took an open-source LMS, modified its code, built custom functionality, integrated external services, deployed it on cloud infrastructure, launched it for real users, and maintained the production system." ## Preferred Technical Experience Strong preference for candidates experienced with: * Moodle / Open edX / LearnHouse / suitable opensource LMS * Python / Django / FastAPI * PHP * React / Next.js * PostgreSQL * Redis * Docker * AWS / GCP / Azure * Cloudflare/CDN * CI/CD * REST APIs * Stripe/Razorpay or payment gateways * Video hosting/streaming * S3-compatible storage * Multi-tenant SaaS architecture ## Engagement We expect to start with a technical evaluation / architecture + POC phase. Successful completion can lead to the full LMS development and production launch project. We are open to an individual senior freelancer or a small specialist team. ## How to Apply Start your proposal with: **"PRODUCTION LMS — [Name of LMS you launched]"** Then answer these three questions: 1. **What is the best LMS you have personally taken from open-source code to production?** 2. **What did you personally build/customize that was not available out o