Software Engineer

Fresh Direct; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Software Engineer to design and develop innovative software solutions using Salesforce. This position offers hybrid working, requiring local site visits 2-3 times a week. The ideal candidate will have extensive coding and application development experience in an agile environment, preferably with Salesforce proficiency. You will collaborate with teams to enhance software reliability, focusing on high quality code and effective user stories.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with hands-on coding, testing, and application development in an agile environment.
• Practical proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby, or Python.
• Experience building and deploying applications on cloud platforms like AWS.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality code to meet product/platform requirements.
• Write technical user stories and ensure non-functional requirements are met.
• Develop unit tests to ensure coverage and regression testing ability.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews.

Skills

Salesforce

Java

Python

DevOps

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Salesforce Apex

AWS

Job description

Software Engineer

• Full-time
• Department: Sysco Technology GB

Job Description

Software Engineer, Salesforce

The Salesforce Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing innovative software products for external customers, including end-user applications, systems software, mobile and web applications, and database solutions. You will lead requirements analysis and high-level design to translate customer needs into effective software solutions, while defining the overall architecture, core components, and system properties. Your work will involve writing clean, efficient code using programming, scripting, and database languages, as well as planning and executing rigorous software testing. This includes developing test scripts, analyzing results, and monitoring risk levels throughout the testing process to ensure quality and reliability.

This role is offering a hybrid working contract with the expectation to work from your local site 2-3 times per week. Flexibility with travel is also required.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality code to meet product/platform requirements, adhering to architecture standards and development best practices like Test-Driven development, code reviews, static code analysis, and secure coding.
• Write technical user stories and ensure that non-functional requirements are met to ensure performance, scaling, resilience, and maintainability of software/solutions.
• Actively resolve defects and manage technical debt.
• Develop unit tests to ensure good coverage and regression testing ability.
• Assist in the development of automated tests and environment management scripts.
• Practice DevOps methods like CI/CD, SDLC automation and proactive monitoring/telemetry.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives to enable progress, and surface and resolve impediments.
• Perform spikes and investigations to evaluate new tools/technologies.
• Collaborate with the team to support end-to-end inclusive of design, development, QA, deployment and production support.

About You

To be successful, you’ll hold a bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience with Salesforce. You’ll have extensive experience with hands‑on coding, testing, and application development within an agile environment. Practical proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby, or Python is essential, along with a solid understanding of agile methodologies including Scrum, Lean, XP, and Kanban. Experience in building and deploying applications on cloud platforms like AWS is required, as well as a basic understanding of DevOps practices such as continuous integration and deployment, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.

Ideally, previous experience of working with the Salesforce platform, including proficiency in Apex, VisualForce, and Lightning. Possessing a strong understanding of the Salesforce product suite and demonstrate hands‑on configuration experience using the platform’s point‑and‑click administration interface.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate an agile development mindset with a strong customer focus and results orientation. Effective interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration abilities are essential, along with strong analytical and business problem‑solving skills. Excellent communication skills, ensuring clear and impactful interactions across teams and stakeholders.

Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Brakes

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us, and our 8,000‑strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And we’re growing!