Lead Software Engineer in Bradford

Lead the engineering of secure, scalable platforms and integrations that support the next chapter of Vanquis. We have invested significantly in modernising our technology landscape and strengthening our engineering capabilities. The opportunity now is to continue building reliable, secure and maintainable solutions that support our customers, colleagues and business.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will join our Solution Engineering function and combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership. You will design, build and maintain enterprise-scale platform and integration solutions while helping teams adopt reusable patterns, strong quality practices and effective technical governance. Working across Salesforce, MuleSoft, APIs and enterprise integrations, you will help turn complex requirements into secure, resilient and supportable solutions. You will also provide technical guidance, review engineering work and support the continued development of colleagues across our engineering community.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead the design, development and support of Salesforce, MuleSoft and integration solutions so that our platforms remain secure, scalable, reliable and aligned to customer and business needs.
• Turn complex business requirements into reusable solutions, APIs and integrations so that teams can deliver faster while maintaining consistency and quality.
• Champion engineering best practice across security, testing, resilience and performance so that quality and risk management are built into every stage of delivery.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentoring and engineering governance so that engineering standards continue to evolve and colleagues can do their best work.
• Resolve complex technical challenges and support successful releases into production so that services remain reliable, supportable and ready for future growth.

Why this role matters:

Technology & Change is a strategic priority for Vanquis. We have modernised core platforms and invested significantly in our technology capabilities. This role will help ensure our Salesforce and MuleSoft solutions can support reliable customer and colleague experiences while continuing to evolve with the needs of the business. You will work closely with architecture, product, business analysis, testing, operations, service management and delivery colleagues. Your technical decisions will influence engineering quality, platform resilience, delivery confidence and our ability to create reusable solutions across multiple teams. In a regulated financial services environment, security, data protection, supportability and controlled change matter. Your leadership will help teams balance these expectations with the need to deliver valuable technology outcomes.

Our engineering approach:

• Secure by design: Security, privacy and least-privilege access are considered throughout delivery.
• Quality built in: Automated testing and quality gates support confidence across the delivery lifecycle.
• Reusable engineering: We favour maintainable patterns and components that can benefit multiple teams.
• Shared ownership: Engineers collaborate from early design through release and ongoing support.
• Operational readiness: Monitoring, documentation, support guidance and resilience are part of the solution.
• Continuous improvement: We address technical debt and recurring issues while looking for better ways to deliver.
• Continuous learning: We share knowledge and invest in developing individual and organisational capability.

Technology stack:

• Salesforce
• MuleSoft, Integration & Engineering
• Apex, triggers and asynchronous processing
• Mule 4 and Anypoint Studio or Code Builder
• Lightning Web Components and JavaScript
• DataWeave, reusable flows and connectors
• Salesforce Flow and secure UI development
• API-led integration and interface design
• SOQL and SOSL
• REST, SOAP and event-driven integration patterns
• Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Financial Services Cloud
• API specifications, authentication and lifecycle governance
• Salesforce DevOps and metadata deployment tooling
• Git, branching strategies, pull requests and CI/CD
• Automated unit, component and integration testing
• Monitoring, logging, alerting and performance tuning

Essential experience:

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience within complex, enterprise-scale environments.
• Practical experience designing, developing and supporting Salesforce and MuleSoft solutions, APIs or enterprise integrations.
• Salesforce engineering experience using technologies such as Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, SOQL or SOSL.
• MuleSoft development experience, including Mule 4, DataWeave, connectors, reusable flows and API-led integration.
• Experience designing solutions for security, scalability, performance, resilience, recoverability and maintainability.
• A good understanding of API and integration patterns, including REST, SOAP or event-driven approaches.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, Git-based version control and controlled release practices.
• The ability to diagnose complex defects, integration failures, performance issues and production incidents.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and engineering work and providing clear, constructive guidance.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical choices, risks and trade-offs to different audiences.
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership within delivery teams.

Useful, but not essential:

• Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry.
• Knowledge of UK GDPR, secure handling of personal or financial data and controlled change practices.
• Familiarity with ITIL or IT service management approaches to change, incident and problem management.
• Experience with Financial Services Cloud, Salesforce Shield, Event Monitoring, Data Cloud, Agentforce or Einstein.
• Experience with Anypoint Exchange, API Manager or CloudHub.
• Relevant Salesforce certification, such as Platform Developer I or II, Application Architect or System Architect.
• A MuleSoft developer or integration architect certification.
• A background in fintech, consumer lending, cards or retail banking technology.

Career development:

As Vanquis continues to strengthen its engineering and platform capability, you will have opportunities to deepen your Salesforce, MuleSoft and integration expertise while influencing technical standards and improvement initiatives. You will be able to contribute to our Engineering Design Forum and Engineering Community of Practice, share knowledge across teams and further develop your technical leadership, architecture or specialist engineering capabilities.

Why Vanquis?

• Award-Winning Employer: Great Place to Work Certified • Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026 • Armed Forces Friendly Employer, Bronze.
• LinkedIn Learning: Access to learning resources to support your growth and development.
• Flexible Hybrid Working: A balanced approach to office and home working.
• Two Volunteering Days: Paid time to support causes that matter to you.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where colleagues are supported, respected and encouraged to be themselves.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Supporting colleagues through important life moments.
• Up to 10% Pension Contribution: Helping you plan and prepare for the future.
• Paid Birthday Leave: An extra day off to celebrate you.
• 25–30 Days Annual Leave: Time away to rest, reset and recharge.
• Career Development Opportunities: Support to build skills, grow your career and shape what comes next.

Ready to shape what’s next? If you are looking for an opportunity to lead hands-on Salesforce and MuleSoft engineering, influence platform decisions and help build secure, reliable technology at Vanquis, we would love to hear from you. You may not meet every requirement listed, and that should not automatically stop you from applying. We are interested in the experience you can bring, the impact you can make and your potential to grow with us. The Next Chapter Starts With You.

Recruitment agency information: Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners where additional support is required. Unsolicited CVs submitted without prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.