Principal Salesforce Engineer

SPG Resourcing; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% employer pension

Strong wellbeing and employee benefits

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Principal Salesforce Engineer to lead and mentor a growing team, driving Salesforce architecture and delivery across multiple Clouds. This hybrid role involves designing complex solutions and ensuring best practices while contributing to strategic platform development. You will play a pivotal role in optimizing performance and guiding less experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong Salesforce engineering and technical leadership experience.
• Expertise across multiple Clouds – Financial Services, Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing.
• Proven track record in solution design, integrations, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex Salesforce solutions across multiple Clouds.
• Lead design reviews and ensure consistency with best practice and governance.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical delivery.
• Mentor engineers and guide delivery across squads.

Skills

Salesforce engineering and technical leadership experience

Expertise across multiple Clouds

Solution design experience

Apex proficiency

Flows

SOQL/SOSL

Integration patterns

Security best practices

Tools

Mulesoft

Job description

This range is provided by SPG Resourcing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Architecture Specialist | Matching Architecture & Technology Talent with Industry‑Leading Organisations

Location: Any office across the UK (hybrid with ad‑hoc UK travel)

Summary

Join a growing Salesforce team that’s set to triple in size over the next year. You’ll lead an existing and brand new Salesforce squad, driving both architecture and delivery while shaping the platform’s technical direction. This is a hands‑on role that will naturally evolve into a more strategic, leadership‑focused position as the team expands.

As Principal Salesforce Engineer, you’ll define and own the Salesforce technical architecture, ensuring scalable, secure, high‑quality solutions. You’ll mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and work closely with product, delivery and enterprise architecture to deliver key programmes.

Principal Salesforce Engineer Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex Salesforce solutions across multiple Clouds
• Define and maintain technical architecture, integration patterns and performance standards
• Lead design reviews and ensure consistency with best practice and governance
• Oversee integrations with internal systems and middleware (e.g. Mulesoft), defining APIs and data flows
• Drive performance optimisation, scalability and platform resilience
• Mentor engineers and guide technical delivery across squads

Qualifications

• Strong Salesforce engineering and technical leadership experience
• Expertise across multiple Clouds – Financial Services, Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing
• Proven track record in solution design, integrations, and governance
• Hands‑on proficiency in Apex, LWC, Flows, SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce integration patterns
• Deep understanding of Salesforce security, authentication and architecture best practice

What’s on Offer

• 12% employer pension
• Strong wellbeing and employee benefits

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

SPG Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of the workforce we hire. We offer reasonable accommodation at every stage of the application and interview process.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Insurance and Information Technology & Services