Salesforce Engineer

Vanquis; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Working

Pension Contribution

Annual Leave 25–30 days

LinkedIn Learning Access

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Vanquis is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop and support secure software solutions, APIs and integrations across Salesforce and MuleSoft. You’ll translate requirements into practical designs, apply engineering standards and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability.

You’ll work in a regulated financial services environment, contributing to continuous improvement and on-call responsibilities while expanding your technical capabilities within a modern technology

Qualifications

• Hands-on software development experience with Salesforce, MuleSoft or equivalent enterprise platform.
• Experience designing or delivering software solutions, APIs or integrations using modern engineering, testing and deployment practices.
• Understanding of APIs, integration concepts, data structures and error handling.
• Ability to produce clean, maintainable code following engineering standards.
• Experience with source control, branching, pull requests and code reviews.
• Ability to investigate technical issues using debugging tools, logs, telemetry or monitoring.
• Know-how of secure software development, data protection, access controls and change management.
• Good written and verbal communication, collaborative delivery approach.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure and maintain secure software solutions, APIs and integrations.
• Translate user stories and architecture guidance into technical designs and tasks.
• Apply engineering standards, testing and deployment practices.
• Investigate defects and operational issues using logs and telemetry.
• Work with product, analysis, architecture, testing and security teams.
• Support controlled releases, readiness and post-implementation review.
• Participate in peer review and engineering communities of practice.

Skills

Salesforce

MuleSoft

APIs

Integration

Security

DevOps tooling

Tools

Apex

Lightning Web Components

Flow

DataWeave

Anypoint tooling

MUnit testing

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

Job description

THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH YOU

Software Engineer

Build secure, reliable software solutions powering the next chapter of Vanquis

We’ve invested significantly in modernising our technology landscape and strengthening our engineering capabilities. The opportunity now is to continue developing secure, reliable and maintainable solutions that support our customers, colleagues and business.

As a Software Engineer within our Solution Engineering function, you’ll design, develop, configure and support software solutions, APIs and integrations across our Salesforce and MuleSoft technology estate.

You’ll turn business and technical requirements into practical solutions, contribute to customer-impacting features and platform improvements, and help maintain the quality and reliability of our operational services. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your experience while continuing to deepen your technical capability in a regulated financial services environment

There's More to the Story

This role is just one part of a much bigger transformation. Explore our Technology & Change careers page to meet the teams, discover our technology journey and see how you can help shape what’s next.

How you’ll make an impact:

You’ll…

• Design, develop, configure and maintain secure, scalable software solutions, APIs and integrations
• Translate user stories, acceptance criteria and architectural guidance into technical designs and implementation tasks
• Apply engineering standards, reusable patterns, source control, testing and deployment practices
• Investigate defects, incidents and operational issues using logs, telemetry and diagnostic tools
• Work with product, analysis, architecture, testing, security, operations and third-party teams
• Support controlled releases, operational readiness, documentation and post-implementation assurance
• Participate in peer review, continuous improvement and engineering communities of practice
• Participate in the rostered out-of-hours on-call rota

So that…

• Our customers, colleagues and business services are supported by reliable and maintainable technology
• Requirements become clear, practical solutions that can be delivered and supported effectively
• Software changes are delivered consistently, securely and to an agreed level of quality
• Root causes are understood and sustainable fixes improve service stability
• Technology changes deliver joined-up outcomes across the full delivery lifecycle
• Changes move into live service with appropriate governance, traceability and support
• Quality, maintainability and technical capability continue to develop across the team
• Critical platform or integration incidents receive appropriate technical support and escalation

Why this role matters:

Technology & Change is a strategic priority for Vanquis. This role contributes directly to the delivery and stability of customer-facing features, business applications, APIs and integrations.

Your work will help improve solution quality, security, maintainability and operational reliability. By using common components, documenting solutions and maintaining accurate delivery information, you’ll also support more efficient and controlled technology delivery.

Working within a regulated environment, you’ll help ensure that technology change is delivered in line with security, quality, governance and traceability expectations.

You’ll work closely with the Software Engineering Manager, senior engineers and architects for technical guidance, design review and delivery alignment. You’ll also collaborate with product, business analysis, testing, security, operations, change and release teams, alongside third-party suppliers and platform partners where required.

Our engineering approach:

• Simple, supportable solutions: We balance configuration, low-code and custom-code options to find a proportionate solution
• Secure by design: Security, data protection and access controls are considered throughout delivery
• Shared ownership: Teams collaborate from requirements and design through to release and operational support
• Quality built in: Source control, testing, peer review and documentation form part of how we engineer
• Continuous learning: Peer review and engineering communities help us share knowledge and develop capability

Salesforce

• Apex
• Lightning Web Components
• Flow and declarative automation
• Data modelling
• Salesforce security
• Metadata-based deployment
• Component-based development
• Debugging, logs and platform telemetry

MuleSoft and engineering practises

• Mule 4 applications
• API-led integration
• DataWeave
• REST and SOAP APIs
• MUnit testing
• Anypoint tooling
• Automated build, testing and deployment

Essential experience

You’ll need:

• Hands-on professional software development experience using Salesforce, MuleSoft or a comparable enterprise platform.
• Experience designing or delivering software solutions, APIs or integrations using modern engineering, testing and deployment practices.
• A sound understanding of APIs, integration concepts, data structures and error handling.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce development and configuration, including relevant experience in areas such as Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, data modelling, security or metadata-based deployment, or working knowledge of MuleSoft development, including relevant experience in areas such as Mule 4, API-led integration, DataWeave, REST or SOAP APIs, MUnit or Anypoint tooling.
• The ability to produce clean, maintainable and well-documented code or configuration using agreed engineering standards.
• Confidence using source control, branching, pull requests and code review.
• Experience creating automated unit, component or integration tests.
• The ability to investigate technical issues using debugging tools, logs, telemetry or runtime monitoring.
• An understanding of secure software development, data protection, access controls and structured change management.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical work clearly to colleagues and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, methodical and quality-focused approach to delivery.

Useful, but not essential

It would be helpful if you have:

• Experience across both Salesforce and MuleSoft.
• Salesforce or MuleSoft Developer certification, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Experience working in a regulated, compliance-conscious or financial services environment.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices.
• Experience using DevOps or release management tooling.
• Exposure to customer-facing platforms, business-critical applications or operational support.
• Experience identifying and helping address technical debt, performance constraints or operational risks.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers or technology platform partners.

Career development:

As Vanquis continues to strengthen its software engineering capability, you’ll have opportunities to deepen your expertise across Salesforce, MuleSoft, APIs, integration and modern engineering practices.

You’ll develop through hands‑on delivery, design discussions, peer review, communities of practice and collaboration with senior engineers and architects. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement, strengthen reusable engineering approaches and develop towards senior engineering, specialist or technical leadership pathways.

Why Vanquis?

• Award‑Winning Employer: Great Place to Work Certified • Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026 • Armed Forces Friendly Employer, Bronze
• Flexible Hybrid Working: A balanced approach to office and home working
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where colleagues are supported, respected and encouraged to be themselves
• Up to 10% Pension Contribution: Helping you plan and prepare for the future
• 25–30 Days Annual Leave: Time away to rest, reset and recharge
• LinkedIn Learning: Access to learning resources to support your growth and development
• Two Volunteering Days: Paid time to support causes that matter to you
• Enhanced Family Leave: Supporting colleagues through important life moments
• Paid Birthday Leave: An extra day off to celebrate you
• Career Development Opportunities: Support to build skills, grow your career and shape what comes next

Ready to shapewhat’snext?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to deliver secure, reliable software solutions, work across Salesforce, MuleSoft and API integration, and help shape the future of Technology & Change at Vanquis, we’d love to hear from you.

You may not meet every point listed in the advert, and that’s okay. If you have relevant engineering experience, strong transferable skills and the motivation to continue developing your technical capability, we encourage you to apply.

The Next Chapter StartsWithYou.

Recruitment agency information

Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners whereadditionalsupport is required.

Unsolicited CVssubmittedwithout prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.