SENIOR SALESFORCE DEVELOPER

Division – Data, Technology & Innovation (DTI)
Department – Digital Product (DPD)
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £117,100 and London £79,300 to £128,800 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

WHICH SKILLS ARE REQUIRED?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT THE FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
• Income protection
  We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.
  We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.
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WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

The Case & Regulatory Risk Management Product Group is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the FCA’s case management products, which are built on the Salesforce platform. This includes a range of supporting technical services and products, such as AWS and Amazon Connect. The group comprises 11 delivery teams who implement regular changes to the platform, with software releases occurring on an almost weekly basis. Their work ensures the continuous improvement and reliability of the systems that support our core operations.
The Engineering team is responsible for the ongoing development, maintenance and optimisation of the Product Group’s platforms. They ensure the quality and performance of the custom codebase through adherence to modern best practices, the application of the highest coding standards and continuous refactoring. The work focuses on delivering robust, scalable technical solutions that support the organisation’s strategic objectives.
The teams work primarily with technologies such as Salesforce for the core case

management systems and AWS for cloud infrastructure and supporting services. By leveraging these platforms, the engineering teams build and maintain reliable, secure and future-ready solutions that drive real impact across the organisation.

• Design and implement complex Salesforce solutions using Apex Classes and Triggers, Lightning Web Components, Flows and Agentforce for Developers; act as a consultant for solutions using Omnistudio Components and serve as the internal technical advisor on Salesforce best practices
• Write high-quality code adhering to Clean Code, SOLID principles and Apex Enterprise Patterns; provide valuable feedback during Pull Requests, ensure thoughtful Unit Testing with broad code coverage and collaborate with Testers to develop feature, performance and E2E tests following the Testing Pyramid
• Create clear and comprehensive technical documentation; ensure that solutions are scalable, performant, secure and align with the Salesforce Well Architected Framework
• Maintain and support existing Salesforce applications by fixing bugs, enhancing performance and implementing security updates; refactor legacy codebases with a strong understanding of refactoring principles, legacy code management and design patterns
• Develop and maintain various integrations between Salesforce and other platforms, products and services, primarily using REST APIs
• Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Owners and Delivery Managers to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet business and security needs; communicate technical concepts effectively, participate in Agile ceremonies and coach external development teams throughout the entire software lifecycle

WHAT WILL YOU GET FROM THE ROLE?

• Gain exposure to a highly customised Salesforce codebase with numerous integrations across external systems and platforms and work with a wide range of Salesforce products and solutions, including Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Lightning Web Components and Einstein for Services
• Take advantage of a strong career opportunity aimed at developers that think at a system level, focusing on architecture and scalability rather than just individual features
• Contribute to addressing major technical challenges in the fields of financial regulation, monitoring and enforcement
• Play a critical role in modernising a complex database system, improving its performance, structure and maintainability
• Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to support coding, refactoring and deployment processes, enhancing efficiency and solution quality