Senior Salesforce Software Engineer

The Sage Group plc; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous bonus scheme

Pension plan

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Health coverage

Learning & development

Job summary

Sage is a global HR & people management SaaS product built on the Salesforce platform. We are hiring a Senior Salesforce Developer in Winnersh (Reading area), UK Hybrid (3 days onsite).

You will design, develop and evolve enterprise-grade Salesforce features, shaping long-term architecture and product decisions. You will work with a product engineering team focused on scalable, secure solutions and strong code quality, while mentoring others.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Salesforce development experience, ideally within a product, SaaS or ISV environment
• Advanced knowledge of Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, Salesforce Lightning and Lightning Web Components
• Good understanding, and ideally practical experience, of Salesforce solution design and architecture
• Ability to design scalable, secure and maintainable solutions while considering Salesforce platform limits, data model, integrations and performance
• Solid object-oriented programming background, for example in Java or C#, with strong software engineering fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise-grade Salesforce product features with a strong focus on scalability, maintainability and performance
• Translate complex business requirements into clear technical designs and robust implementation plans
• Contribute actively to Salesforce architecture discussions, design reviews and long-term product decisions
• Apply strong object-oriented design principles, automated testing practices, code quality standards and CI/CD ways of working
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance and knowledge sharing

Skills

Salesforce development

Apex/SOQL/JS/LWC

Salesforce design

OO programming (Java/C#)

Mentoring/Code reviews

Tools

Git

Jira

IntelliJ

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Job description

What you\'ll be doing

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise-grade Salesforce product features with a strong focus on scalability, maintainability and performance
• Translate complex business requirements into clear technical designs and robust implementation plans
• Contribute actively to Salesforce architecture discussions, design reviews and long-term product decisions
• Apply strong object-oriented design principles, automated testing practices, code quality standards and CI/CD ways of working
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance and knowledge sharing

This is a senior hands-on development role with genuine technical depth. It is not an admin or configuration-focused position: we are looking for someone who enjoys building, designing and improving complex Salesforce product capabilities.

Core skills

• Strong hands-on Salesforce development experience, ideally within a product, SaaS or ISV environment
• Advanced knowledge of Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, Salesforce Lightning and Lightning Web Components
• Good understanding, and ideally practical experience, of Salesforce solution design and architecture
• Ability to design scalable, secure and maintainable solutions while considering Salesforce platform limits, data model, integrations and performance
• Solid object-oriented programming background, for example in Java or C#, with strong software engineering fundamentals

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to architecture reviews, technical roadmaps or design governance
• Exposure to Salesforce REST APIs, integrations and enterprise application architecture
• Experience with Git, Jira, IntelliJ, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies
• Salesforce Platform Developer certification, or architecture-related Salesforce certifications
• Interest in AI-driven product capabilities and how they can be embedded into Salesforce-based solutions

We\'re hiring Senior Salesforce Developer - Product Engineering Team (ISV) in Winnersh (Reading area), UK Hybrid (3 days onsite)

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, performance and long-term architecture. We\'re looking for a senior hands-on Salesforce engineer who can go beyond feature delivery: someone able to understand business complexity, shape technical design, contribute to architecture decisions, and help build scalable, maintainable solutions within a mature Salesforce product environment.

Team culture & environment

• 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

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.

We celebrate individuality and welcome you to join us if you embrace all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and ways of working. Learn more about DEI at Sage

Benefits

• 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

Discover life at Sage: 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.