Lead Software Engineer - Salesforce

Love2shop; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology service provider in Liverpool seeks a Lead Engineer to oversee technical execution and delivery of the digital platform strategy. This role involves providing hands-on leadership in creating resilient solutions and mentoring the engineering team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software engineering, particularly with Java and Salesforce, and a proven track record of leading technical teams in regulated environments. Benefits include 25 days holiday, health care cover, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday per year

Company pension scheme

UK health care cover

Benefits card for discounts

Corporate travel scheme

Free tea and coffee

Family friendly leave

Community volunteering policy

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering, ideally with Java and Salesforce.
• Proven record of leading engineering teams in regulated environments.
• Expertise in software development lifecycle and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and oversee scalable and secure solutions.
• Ensure technical actions and commitments are tracked and completed.
• Mentor engineers and support their skill transitions.

Skills

Software Engineering

Java

React / React Native

Salesforce

API Integration

DevOps Practices

Agile Delivery

Job description

Please note this role is Hybrid with office visits 1-2 times per week in Liverpool

Main Purpose of Role

The Lead Engineer is accountable for the technical execution and delivery of the digital platform strategy. You will provide hands‑on technical leadership, ensuring resilient and scalable solutions, while mentoring and upskilling the engineering team. This role ensures that Salesforce adoption is technically sound and successful, while maintaining business‑critical legacy systems.

Principal Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership : Design, develop, and oversee scalable and secure solutions that support growth. Lead architectural decisions, balancing new Salesforce‑based solutions with ongoing support of legacy systems.
• Execution & Follow‑through : Ensure technical actions, commitments, and decisions are documented, tracked, and completed to a high standard.
• Team Development : Actively mentor engineers, embedding structured upskilling and cross‑skilling. Support the team’s transition to Salesforce skills while ensuring continuity of legacy system knowledge.
• Collaboration with Product Owner : Translate product strategy and detailed plans into technical outcomes. Ensure technical feasibility, risk identification, and solution alignment with roadmap priorities.
• Standards & Practices : Maintain engineering discipline, ensuring delivery practices, lifecycle processes, and compliance with PCI‑DSS, Cyber essentials+ and other standards.
• Quality & Resilience : Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and meet functional and non‑functional requirements. Promote test‑driven development and engineering best practice.
• Supplier / Partner Engagement : Review and assure the quality of technical outputs from third parties, ensuring compliance with internal standards.

What we would like from you

• Strong background in software engineering, ideally with Java, React / React Native, Salesforce, and API integration experience.
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams in financial services or similar regulated environments.
• Expertise across the software development lifecycle, agile delivery, and DevOps practices.
• Experience building and designing solutions for resilience, scalability, and security.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow technical teams, fostering a culture of learning and accountability.

Our benefits if you decide to join us :

• 25 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• UK health care cover
• Staff Everyday Benefits card offering discounts with multiple retailers (10%)
• Corporate travel scheme with Merseyrail, Northern rail, Arriva & Transport for Wales
• Fabulous kitchen space which offers free tea and coffee
• Faith room open to all denominations along with dedicated kitchen space for Halal and Kosher food preparation
• Family friendly leave
• Community volunteering policy which allows you 2 days per year to support the community with charitable events

As a disability‑confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality. We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal access to growth and opportunities in our workplace.