Salesforce Engineer

Oodle Car Finance; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern finance company is seeking a Salesforce Engineer to develop and support Salesforce applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in Salesforce development, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative approach to software architecture. This role offers a hybrid working model and a supportive, inclusive team environment. Employees enjoy numerous perks, including enhanced family leave, a healthcare plan, and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme

25 days holidays (rising to 28 days)

Hybrid working

Mental health care

Paid sick leave

Enhanced family leave

Healthcare plan

Qualifications

• Experience developing on the Salesforce Platform using both declarative and coded solutions.
• Experience using an IDE such as VSCode or IntelliJ.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support Salesforce applications using Apex and Lightning Web Component.
• Assist in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving defects.
• Translate business requirements into effective technical designs.

Skills

Salesforce development

Experience with REST and SOAP

Great communication skills

Experience with Git

Education

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I

Tools

VSCode

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Salesforce Engineer - Oodle Car Finance

Salesforce Engineer at Oodle Car Finance. A Salesforce Engineer works with the product teams to develop software products in line with the project management goals and contributes to the design and development of any work needing to be done by the team with regards to Salesforce, while ensuring that code is in line with the general ethos and approach to development of the Salesforce platform. Your day to day work will be a mix of product development, support and documentation which may include : Build and support new and existing Salesforce applications using technologies such as Apex and Lightning Web Component to leverage the full capabilities of the Salesforce platform and enable critical integrations and company initiatives. Actively contribute to the adoption of strong software architecture, development best practices, and new methods and frameworks. Translate business requirements into effective technical designs and implementation. Assist in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving defects encountered during various stages of project delivery, including during the deployment and implementation of the solution in production environments. Exposure to development on Service Cloud implementations. Exposure to development on Marketing Cloud implementations. Exposure to Salesforce DX source format and usage of Salesforce CLI for both development and continuous integration.

Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II Hiring Process

• Preliminary Interview (30 mins)
• Video Interview (1 hour) with the hiring manager and a member of the team
• Final Interview (30 mins) with the Head of Engineering

Our Values

Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance, so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of our Oodler's mind when making business decisions.

Experience is one thing, but potential is far more important so, even if you lack some of the skills listed below, we still really want to hear from you.

• Experience developing on the Salesforce Platform using both declarative and coded solutions.
• Experience using an IDE such as VSCode or IntelliJ.
• Experience using Git or an equivalent source control system.
• Experience in using integration technologies such as REST and SOAP.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Jira and Confluence.
• Great communication skills (you will be communicating with stakeholders who may not be very technically minded).

Embrace being human - empathy and diversity make us stronger.

Strive for awesome - it's awesome when we do better every day.

Everyone's a builder - we're in this together and we win as a team.

Bravely honest - we're honest with ourselves and everyone else.

Think customer - they're at the heart of everything we do.

Company Perks

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme. Monday - Friday (37.5h pw).

• 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 - !

The Team

The Salesforce team is a crucial part of Oodle's Engineering division. We drive the Salesforce platform and data that integrates to 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 a high quality on all of our Salesforce and integrated software products, in a fun and social environment. This role is based in either our London, Oxford or Manchester offices and can be worked in a hybrid manner combining in‑person collaboration within the office and Finance team and remote / home working. We are incredibly inclusive and open to most adaptations to working patterns, which can be discussed during the interview process.