Lead Salesforce Developer

La Fosse Associates; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Salesforce Tech Lead to drive their client's transformation programme in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing scalable Salesforce solutions, leading a team of developers, and ensuring best practices are followed. Applicants should have over 6 years of Salesforce experience, strong technical skills in Apex and Lightning, and relevant certifications. This role offers a competitive salary and a 15% bonus.

Benefits

15% bonus

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years experience developing on the Salesforce platform.
• At least 3 years of experience leading Salesforce development teams.
• Deep technical knowledge of Apex, LWC, and Visualforce.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable Salesforce solutions across multiple clouds.
• Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements for technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and ensure best practices.

Skills

Salesforce development

Team leadership

Apex

Lightning Web Components

API integration

Salesforce automation tools

DevOps practices

Excellent communication

Education

Salesforce Platform Developer I and II certifications

Tools

Git

Gearset

Copado

Job description

Job Benefits:

15% bonus

We are looking for Senior Salesforce Tech Lead to jump on board our clients transformation programme, based in London:

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of designing and delivering scalable Salesforce solutions across multiple Salesforce clouds.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders to capture requirements and convert them into robust technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to the development team—setting coding standards, reviewing work, and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Manage and coach Salesforce developers, driving professional growth and high performance.
• Build custom Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Visualforce.
• Design and implement integrations between Salesforce and external systems using APIs and middleware platforms.
• Uphold Salesforce security principles, data governance policies, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Contribute to CI/CD setup, automation, and deployment activities to streamline delivery.
• Remain up to date with Salesforce platform updates, new features, and broader ecosystem developments.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum of 6 years experience developing on the Salesforce platform, including exposure to multiple clouds.
• At least 3 years of experience leading and performance managing Salesforce development teams.
• Deep technical knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL, and SOSL.
• Strong expertise in Salesforce automation tools such as Flows, Workflow Rules, Process Builder, and Approval Processes.
• Proven background in integrating Salesforce with third-party systems and designing APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools and practices, including Git, Gearset, and Copado.
• Salesforce certifications: Platform Developer I and II required.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including mentoring, coaching, and team performance management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in agile, cross-functional environments.

This role offers a very competitive salary + 15% bonus