Overview
As Salesforce-focused Senior Engineer, you will own and evolve the Salesforce ecosystem within a cross-functional Enterprise Engineering team. You’ll architect and deliver high-performance solutions across Apex, LWC, and declarative features for Sales and Service Clouds, while integrating external systems and orchestrating event-driven flows. You’ll champion AI-assisted coding, secure integrations, and CI/CD for smooth, reliable releases. This role combines deep Salesforce expertise with broader engineering impact across data, APIs, and tooling to scale the platform.
Pay / Benefits
- Competitive salary + annual bonus
- Employee Share Programme
- Health, well-being and learning support
- Gym membership
- Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
- Birthday/Special day leave
Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain Apex, LWC and declarative features for Sales and Service Clouds
- Architect and implement integrations between Salesforce and core services (REST APIs, platform events)
- Develop and maintain deployment pipelines spanning Salesforce and other services (CI/CD, automation)
- Collaborate with distributed engineering and data teams to ensure cohesive architecture and clean data flows
- Promote code quality through tests, reviews, and mentoring on AI-assisted development
- Own and improve the deployment and release processes to production
Key requirements
- Hands-on Salesforce development across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Salesforce DevOps
- Proven ability to write asynchronous Apex (triggers, batch, queueable), responsive LWC, and complex Flows
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns (large data volumes, platform events, API error handling)
- Experience managing CI/CD pipelines, change management and environment refreshes
- Comfort with AI-driven coding methods and providing architectural context for AI tools
- Curiosity and proactive problem-solving
- Collaborative cross-functional communication
- Quality-minded with attention to scalable, maintainable solutions
- Apex (triggers, batch, queueable)
- LWC
- Salesforce DevOps
Senior Engineer (Salesforce) in Portsmouth employer: Checkatrade
Checkatrade is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development, offering a dynamic work culture where innovation and collaboration thrive. Located in a vibrant area, we provide competitive benefits and unique opportunities for our team members to make a meaningful impact within the commercial sector, ensuring a rewarding career path for all.
