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Odoo Developer: career guide and jobs

Odoo developers build and customize business apps on the Odoo platform, from small modules to full ERP implementations.

What you will do

  • Build custom modules and extend standard apps
  • Create views, reports and workflows
  • Integrate Odoo with other systems through APIs
  • Fix bugs, tune performance and support upgrades

Skills to learn

  • Python and the Odoo ORM
  • XML views and QWeb reports
  • JavaScript and the OWL framework
  • PostgreSQL and SQL
  • Git and Linux basics
  • Business knowledge: sales, inventory, accounting

Career advice

  1. Learn Python and basic SQL.
  2. Install Odoo Community on your computer and read the official developer documentation.
  3. Build a small custom module with a model, views and access rights.
  4. Learn reports, security rules, server actions and scheduled actions.
  5. Publish your work on GitHub and describe the business problem each module solves.

CV tips

  • List the modules you built and the result each one achieved.
  • Name the Odoo versions you have used.
  • Link to GitHub or a demo.

Interview topics to prepare

  • Types of model inheritance
  • Computed fields and onchange methods
  • Access rights and record rules
  • Overriding methods safely
  • How you debug and test a module

Interested in an Odoo developer role?

Email your CV to info@rawntech.com with the subject "Odoo Developer". Check current openings on our jobs page.

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