Salesforce Developer

The Sage Group plc; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Volunteer days

Hybrid working

Health, dental and vision coverage

Work Away scheme

Job summary

The Sage Group is hiring a hands-on Salesforce Developer to join the Sage People product engineering team in Winnersh, Reading area. This is a hybrid role with three days onsite, focusing on designing and delivering core Salesforce solutions for a global SaaS product.

You'll work with Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, LWC and Lightning, contributing to architectural discussions and product roadmaps, including AI-driven capabilities. A strong hands-on track record is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with object‑oriented programming, ideally Java or C#.
• Experience developing with Salesforce Lightning.
• Hands‑on delivery of solutions on the platform.
• Strong proficiency in Apex, SOQL and JavaScript.
• Ability to manage and deliver complex business and technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality Salesforce solutions for a global SaaS product.
• Work hands-on with Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, Salesforce Lightning / LWC.
• Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to technical design, architecture discussions and system thinking.
• Contribute to a product roadmap that includes AI-driven capabilities.

Skills

Salesforce Lightning

Apex

SOQL

JavaScript

LWC

OO programming (Java/C#)

Tools

Git

Jira

IntelliJ

CI/CD pipelines

Salesforce REST APIs

Job description

We're hiring Salesforce Developer - Product Engineering Team (ISV) in Winnersh (Reading area), UK Hybrid (3 days onsite), What you'll be doing

As a Salesforce Developer, you will:

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality Salesforce solutions for a global SaaS product
• Work hands-on with: Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, Salesforce Lightning / Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• The platform, delivering customer and people management functionality
• Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to technical design, architecture discussions and system thinking

Collaborate closely with:

• Salesforce Developers team
• Angular frontend engineers
• Testers, Product Managers and Architects
• Work in a modern environment using Git, Jira, IntelliJ, CI/CD pipelines
• Take part in Scrum / SAFe ceremonies, quarterly planning and product releases
• Contribute to a product roadmap that increasingly includes AI-driven capabilities

Important: this role requires real, hands‑on development on Salesforce - it is not a configuration or admin position.

Core skills (key requirements)

• Proven experience with object‑oriented programming, ideally Java or C#
• Experience developing with Salesforce Lightning
• Hands‑on delivery of solutions on the platform
• Strong proficiency in Apex, SOQL and JavaScript
• Ability to manage and deliver complex business and technical requirements

Nice to have (but not essential)

• Experience with Git, Jira and IntelliJ, and CI/CD practices
• Exposure to Salesforce REST APIs
• Salesforce Developer Certification

We are open to:

• Experienced Salesforce Developers, or / and
• Backend developers (Java / C#) looking to specialise in Salesforce, with strong development fundamentals and a desire to learn

At Sage, we're looking for a Salesforce Developer to join our Sage People product engineering team in Winnersh.

Sage People is a global HR & people management SaaS product built on the Salesforce ( ) platform, serving customers worldwide. As an ISV, we build and evolve one single product, with a strong focus on code quality, scalability and long-term architecture.

This is a hands‑on engineering role - not Salesforce administration, not consulting, not bespoke customer development.

Team culture & environment

What really makes this role stand out is the team.

• A stable, close‑knit engineering group - many team members have worked together for 8+ years
• A friendly, supportive and human environment, where people genuinely enjoy working together
• Engineers, testers, architects and product managers collaborating daily as one product team
• A culture that values shared ownership, learning and constructive technical discussions
• Strong leadership momentum and investment, particularly around AI and Salesforce innovation
• A modern, welcoming office in Winnersh, with teams enjoying face‑to‑face collaboration as part of a hybrid model

You’ll join a team where collaboration matters more than hierarchy, and where people stay because they like both the work and the people., Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions.

Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate and want to experience their potential.

Learn more about working at Sage:

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We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. If you need support applying, reach out at .

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Competitive salary plus generous bonus scheme

• Pension plan: up to 8% matched + 2% top-up by Sage
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to 5 more
• 8 bank holidays
• 5 paid volunteer days per year via the Sage Foundation
• 50% income protection
• Holiday buy & sell
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Work Away scheme (up to 10 weeks per year)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Hybrid working
• Healthy Mind app membership
• Access to financial, health and wellbeing memberships

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If you're looking for a Salesforce developer role with real technical depth and a genuinely great team culture, we'd love to hear from you.