Senior Salesforce Developer
5 days ago
Manchester
Senior Salesforce Developer • Location: Hybrid (UK-based) — with travel to office sites as required. Overview The Senior Salesforce Developer will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and optimising Salesforce solutions that support business transformation across the organisation. This position suits someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and a proactive, solution-driven mindset. You will work closely with architects, product owners, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality Salesforce capabilities across Field Servivce, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, and custom applications. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design and development of complex Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and integration technologies., • Translate business requirements into robust technical designs aligned with Salesforce best practices., • Own end-to-end development lifecycle activities include build, unit testing, deployment, and documentation., • Support Development and maintenance of integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and external systems., • Optimise system performance, data quality, and security across Salesforce environments., • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code reviews for junior developers., • Collaborate with Salesforce Administrators to ensure configuration and customisation work seamlessly together., • Support release management, CI/CD pipelines, and environment strategy., • Stay current with Salesforce platform updates, new features, and industry trends., • Troubleshoot complex issues and provide expert-level support during incidents or enhancements. Essential Skills & Experience • Experience of Field Service or Field Service Lightning is essential, • Extensive hands-on experience as a Salesforce Developer in enterprise-scale environments., • Strong proficiency in:, • Apex (classes, triggers, asynchronous processing), • Lightning Web Components (LWC), • SOQL/ SOSL, • Salesforce APIs and integration patterns, • Solid understanding of Salesforce data modelling, security model, and governor limits., • Experience with version control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Copado, Gearset, Azure DevOps)., • Proven track record delivering complex Salesforce projects in Agile environments., • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Qualifications • Salesforce Platform Developer I (required), • Salesforce Platform Developer II (highly desirable), • Additional certifications such as: Data Cloud, Field Service Consultant, • Sales, Service, Experience Cloud Consultant, • Integration Architect or Application Architect (advantageous) Personal Attributes • Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented., • Comfortable leading technical discussions and influencing architectural decisions., • Strong problem-solver with a collaborative mindset.