- Company Name
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- Job Title
- Senior Salesforce Developer - Technical & Release Lead
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Salesforce Developer – Technical & Release Lead
Role Summary: Lead technical design and delivery of complex Salesforce solutions, oversee release management, and drive process improvements across the development lifecycle to ensure secure, scalable, and high‑quality deployments.
Expectations: Process‑driven, organized, pragmatic; calm under pressure; excellent communicator able to influence cross‑functional teams without formal authority; collaborative mentor; commitment to best practices and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and deliver scalable Salesforce solutions (Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flow, API integrations) in line with architectural standards.
• Serve as design authority: conduct code and design reviews, enforce Salesforce best practices, and elevate quality across teams.
• Own release management: define and refine deployment standards, set release gates, use Gearset Project Pipelines and other tools to reduce deployment risk.
• Identify gaps in delivery processes (Design, Build, Test, Release) and implement pragmatic solutions to increase reliability and speed.
• Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, QA, Support, and stakeholders—translate technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Mentor and guide junior developers and teams on technical and architectural decisions.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of Salesforce platform releases, new features, and security updates.
Required Skills:
• Extensive hands‑on Salesforce development (Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, native and external integrations via APIs).
• Proven experience in enterprise‑scale solution design and release management, including Gearset Project Pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture, deployment strategies, security, and data model best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills.
• Ability to work independently, remain organized under tight deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, Lightning Experience, App Builder, and Data Cloud (preferred).
Required Education & Certifications:
• Salesforce certifications – Platform Developer I & II, Administrator (highly desirable).
• Relevant bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (preferred).