Salesforce Engineer

Oodle Car Finance; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oodle Car Finance is looking for a Salesforce Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. The successful candidate will work on various projects using Salesforce technologies, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices. You will build Salesforce applications, contribute to architecture discussions, and engage in meticulous troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will possess strong Salesforce experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Hybrid working model

Mental health care

Enhanced sick leave

Enhanced family leave

Free healthcare via Vitality

Qualifications

• Experience developing on the Salesforce Platform with declarative and coded solutions.
• Strong understanding of Lightning UX and Salesforce configuration.
• Familiarity with CI tools like Salesforce DX and CLI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Building and supporting Salesforce applications with Apex and Lightning.
• Contributing to software architecture and development best practices.
• Identifying and resolving defects during project delivery.

Skills

Salesforce development

Apex

Lightning Web Components

REST integrations

SOAP integrations

Git

Communication

Education

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

Tools

VSCode

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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• 25 days holidays (rising to 28 days) plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love.
• Hybrid working – you’ll be able to split your time between working in the office and at home.
• Mental health care – 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave – enhanced sick pay of up to 20 full days in a rolling 12-month period.
• Enhanced family leave – we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• Healthcare plan – free healthcare via Vitality for you and your family. You’ll receive money back on health appointments e.g. dental, optical and more.
• Pension – Details about pension are missing here, please specify.

The Team

The Salesforce team is a crucial part of Oodle’s Engineering division. We drive the Salesforce platform and data that integrates with all of our other front-end systems.

The team is made up of 11 Engineers and structured with 8 Salesforce Engineers, 1 Salesforce Business Administrator, and 3 QA Engineers. We strive to deliver high-quality Salesforce and integrated software products in a fun and social environment.

This role is based in London, Oxford, or Manchester and offers a hybrid working model combining in-office and remote work.

We are inclusive and open to various working pattern adaptations, which can be discussed during the interview process.

The Role

Salesforce Engineer at Oodle Car Finance

A Salesforce Engineer works with product teams to develop software products aligned with project goals, contributing to design and development while ensuring code quality and adherence to Salesforce development ethos.

Your daily tasks may include:

• Building and supporting Salesforce applications using Apex and Lightning Web Components to leverage the platform’s capabilities and support integrations and initiatives.
• Contributing to software architecture, development best practices, and adopting new frameworks.
• Translating business requirements into technical designs and implementations.
• Identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving defects during project delivery and deployment.

About you

Experience is valued, but potential is more important. Even if you lack some skills, we want to hear from you.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience developing on the Salesforce Platform with declarative and coded solutions.
• Understanding of Lightning UX and Salesforce configuration for efficiency.
• Experience with IDEs like VSCode or IntelliJ.
• Experience with Git or similar source control.
• Experience with REST and SOAP integrations.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder interaction.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Service Cloud and Marketing Cloud development.
• Experience with Salesforce DX and CLI for development and CI.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II.

Hiring Process

Preliminary 30-minute video interview with the hiring manager and team member, followed by a final 30-minute interview with the Head of Engineering.

Our Values

We value empathy, diversity, continuous improvement, teamwork, honesty, and customer focus—guiding principles that shape our culture and decision-making.