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Oliver James

Principle Salesforce Engineer - £80,000 + Benefits

On site

England, United kingdom

Full Time

11-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership Salesforce Stakeholder Management Sales Architecture Enterprise Architecture Marketing

Job Specifications

Principal Salesforce Engineer - £80,000 + Benefits

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days a week from home)

We're looking for an experienced Principal Salesforce Engineer to lead the technical direction of Salesforce programmes within a large-scale commercial environment. You'll define the Salesforce architecture, drive engineering excellence, and mentor a talented technical team ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and deliver real business impact.

What you'll do

Lead the technical design and architecture for Salesforce solutions across multiple Clouds.
Own the Salesforce technical reference architecture and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
Produce end-to-end solution designs, including integrations, data flows, and security considerations.
Drive platform performance, scalability, and reliability improvements.
Mentor engineers and lead design reviews to promote technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
Evaluate new Salesforce features, tools, and integration approaches.
Collaborate with product, delivery, and enterprise architecture teams to align technology with business goals.

What we're looking for

Strong Salesforce engineering background, ideally in a technical leadership or architect role.
Expertise across Salesforce Clouds (Financial Services, Sales, Service, Experience, Marketing).
Deep knowledge of Apex, LWC, Flows, SOQL/SOSL, integration patterns (REST/SOAP), and API design.
Proven experience designing secure, high-performance Salesforce solutions.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Salesforce Architect certifications (or working towards CTA) are highly desirable.

If this role sounds like your next career move click "APPLY" OR email lauren.hamer@oliverjames.com

About the Company

We introduce talented people to great organisations so that both may grow and benefit from each other’s experiences, helping to fulfil their potential. We understand that each client’s mix of people, culture, and objectives is unique, so our approach and solutions are flexible and adapted to each person, team, company, and situation. Although your relationship with OJ is with your local consultant(s), their network, relationships, and knowledge of diverse local candidate pools are backed by those of their local permanent... Know more