Lead Salesforce Engineer

Steadman Brown; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Steadman Brown is expanding its Salesforce capability and seeking a Lead Salesforce Engineer to head complex builds across Salesforce and adjacent web apps. You will mentor developers and work with the Solution Architect on design to deployment.

You’ll own end-to-end delivery, drive best practices in code quality, security and performance and manage integrations with external systems via REST APIs. This role demands leadership in an enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing on Salesforce using LWC, Apex and Flow.
• Experience building or supporting web/business apps outside Salesforce.
• Strong grasp of Salesforce dev best practices balancing declarative config with custom development.
• Experience delivering complex solutions in enterprise environments.
• Experience working with Solution Architects to implement technical designs.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems via REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications with a focus on Salesforce and supporting web apps.
• Collaborate with Solution Architect to translate designs into technical solutions.
• Lead end-to-end development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment and support.
• Deliver solutions using Salesforce best practices; develop LWC, Flows and Apex as needed.
• Design and develop complex business processes, UI and integrations.
• Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external systems.
• Lead a development team and coordinate Salesforce delivery for projects.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and promote best practices in source control and deployment.
• Code reviews and mentoring to ensure quality, security and performance.

Skills

Salesforce

LWC (Lightning Web Components)

Apex

Salesforce Flow

REST APIs

DevOps

CI/CD

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Copado

Job description

Steadman Brown are working with one of the largest Salesforce customers in the UK, a brand I'm sure you've heard of. They are currently expanding their internal Salesforce team that are working across Sales, Service, Experience, Agentforce, Data360, Marketing and MuleSoft.

They are now seeking a Lead Salesforce Engineer to join the team. You will be responsible for developing complex solutions across Salesforce and their wider tech stack (mainly web applications). You will lead a team of Developers and taking ownership of the build, working closely with the Solution Architect on design, through to implementation and deployment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications, with a primary focus on Salesforce and supporting other web applications.
• Work closely with the Solution Architect to translate high-level designs into technical solutions.
• Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle, including technical design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Deliver solutions using Salesforce best practices, using declarative configuration wherever appropriate, whilst developing Lightning Web Components, Flows and Apex where required.
• Design and develop complex business processes, user interfaces and integrations that support evolving business requirements.
• Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external applications.
• Lead a development team, coordinating the delivery of Salesforce to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Lead development activities throughout the DevOps lifecycle, supporting CI/CD pipelines and promoting best practices in source control, deployment and release management.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance and mentoring to developers, ensuring solutions meet quality, security and performance standards.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Proven experience developing solutions on the Salesforce platform using Lightning Web Components, Apex and Salesforce Flow.
• Experience developing or supporting web or business applications outside of Salesforce.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce development best practices, with experience balancing declarative configuration and custom development.
• Experience delivering complex technical solutions within enterprise environments.
• Experience working closely with Solution Architects to implement technical designs and deliver solutions.
• Experience developing integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST APIs and enterprise integration platforms.
• Previous experience leading technical delivery within an engineering team.
• Experience with modern DevOps practices and deployment tools, such as Azure DevOps, GitHub or Copado.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including code quality, testing, security and performance optimisation.