Salesforce Developer

Job Description Salesforce Technical Lead / Salesforce Lead Developer Location: London (On-site - minimum 40% of time, non-negotiable) Engagement Type: Full-time 1. Job Summary We are seeking a hands-on Salesforce Technical Lead / Lead Developer to provide day-to-day technical leadership within a scrum team delivering enhancements to a Salesforce org used by both internal and external users. This role combines senior-level development capability with technical governance, code quality ownership, and delivery leadership. The successful candidate will lead by example: designing, building, reviewing, and deploying Salesforce solutions while ensuring alignment with FCA development standards and Salesforce best practices. This is not a pure management role - the Technical Lead is expected to be actively coding, reviewing work, shaping technical decisions, and driving continuous improvement across the team. 2. Key Responsibilities (Day-to-Day) Technical Leadership & Delivery Act as the technical lead within a scrum team delivering Salesforce configuration and custom development. Lead solution design for stories and epics, ensuring designs are scalable, secure, and compliant with FCA standards. Be hands-on in development across Apex, Lightning Web Components, configuration, and integrations where required. Conduct Proofs of Concept (POCs) to validate technical approaches and de-risk delivery. Code Quality & Standards Own code quality across the team, ensuring adherence to Salesforce best practices and FCA development standards. Review Apex, LWC, and configuration changes through structured peer reviews. Ensure test execution, code coverage validation, and meaningful Apex test classes aligned to real business scenarios. Ensure all work meets Definition of Done (DoD), including design artefacts and documented peer review. DevOps, Release & Governance Support deployments using agreed DevOps tooling (primarily Copado). Identify release readiness activities, contribute to implementation plans, and support deployment rehearsals. Participate in governance forums such as Release Readiness and Handover as required. Ensure data model changes are approved, documented, and traceable. Agile & Team Responsibilities Actively participate in scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives). Challenge estimates constructively and provide informed input during planning. Ensure items meet Definition of Ready (DoR) before entering sprint, raising issues early where needed. Maintain visibility of technical risks, impediments, and improvement actions from retrospectives. 3. Essential Skills & Experience Strong Salesforce technical leadership capability in enterprise environments. Extensive hands-on experience with: Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) / Aura Salesforce configuration and data model design Strong understanding of: Salesforce architecture Service Cloud Experience Cloud Salesforce Classic (where applicable) Agentforce Public Services (and Omnistudio) Good knowledge of DevOps processes and CI/CD in Salesforce environments. Strong documentation skills, able to communicate designs to both technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Owners, testers, architects, and governance stakeholders. Secure-by-design mindset, with consideration of data protection and regulatory controls. 4. Nice-to-Have Experience working in regulated environments (financial services or government). Additional Salesforce certifications beyond core requirements. Experience supporting data model remediation or complex refactoring initiatives. 5. Qualifications Salesforce Certifications (Essential): Salesforce Administrator Platform App Builder Platform Developer I Platform Developer II Trailhead (to be maintained during assignment): Advanced Apex Specialist Superbadge Lightning Web Components Specialist Superbadge Security Specialist Superbadge Service Cloud Specialist Superbadge Data Integration Specialist Superbadge Relevant custom Security / Data Trailmixes Similar jobs, Salesforce Developer - Up to 660 Per Day Inside IR35 6 Month Contract Active SC Clearance A leading technology organisation is seeking a Salesforce Developer to join their Public Sector-focused delivery team in London. xbpsjku Youll be building and extending Salesforce..., Job Description Senior Salesforce CRM Consultant- £58,000 (London) £53,500 (Remote) - Flexible (Remote Available) The Opportunity Yolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team are working closely with an incredibly worthwhile charity that empowers not-for-profits...

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