Senior Salesforce Developer / Technical & Release Lead

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the UK seeks a Senior Salesforce Developer to lead technical design and improve release management within their Salesforce environment. The role involves overseeing complex Salesforce solutions, conducting code reviews, and driving delivery improvements while collaborating with various teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive hands-on experience in Salesforce development, including Apex and LWC, alongside strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Salesforce development experience (Apex, LWC, Flows, APIs).
• Experience in technical leadership and release management.
• Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of complex Salesforce solutions.
• Act as design authority and conduct code/design reviews.
• Oversee release management and improve deployment standards.
• Drive improvements in delivery processes for increased reliability.

Skills

Salesforce development

Apex

LWC

API integrations

Tools

Gearset Project Pipelines

Job description

Job Description

At Hargreaves Lansdown, Salesforce is at the heart of our digital transformation and operational excellence. As Senior Salesforce Developer - Technical & Release Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in driving technical leadership and release management within our growing Salesforce estate. Reporting to the Design & Build Engineering Manager, you'll collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, QA and Support teams to ensure high-quality, reliable delivery of Salesforce change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of complex Salesforce solutions, ensuring scalability, security and alignment with architectural standards.
• Act as design authority for changes, conducting code/design reviews and championing Salesforce best practices (Apex, LWC, Flows, integrations).
• Oversee release management: define and improve deployment standards using and tools like Gearset Project Pipelines; set release gates and reduce deployment risk.
• Drive improvements in delivery processes across Design, Build, Test and Release; identify gaps and implement pragmatic solutions to increase reliability and speed.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams, providing technical guidance and mentorship; translate complex topics for non-technical stakeholders.

About you

• Extensive hands-on Salesforce development experience (Apex, LWC, Flows, APIs)...