Software Engineer, DevOps

Location: Welford

Job Description Software Engineer, Salesforce The Salesforce Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing innovative software products for external customers, including end-user applications, systems software, mobile and web applications, and database solutions. You will lead requirements analysis and high-level design to translate customer needs into effective software solutions, while defining the overall architecture, core components, and system properties.

Your work will involve writing clean, efficient code using programming, scripting, and database languages, as well as planning and executing rigorous software testing. This includes developing test scripts, analyzing results, and monitoring risk levels throughout the testing process to ensure quality and reliability. This role is offering a hybrid working contract with the expectation to work from your local site 2-3 times per week.

Flexibility with travel is also required. Responsibilities Produce high quality code to meet product/platform requirements Adheres to architecture standards and development best practices like Test-Driven development, code reviews, static code analysis and secure coding Writes technical user stories and ensures that non-functional requirements are met to ensure performance, scaling, resilience and maintainability of software/solutions Actively resolves defects and manages technical debt Develops unit tests to ensure good coverage and regression testing ability Assists in the development of automated tests and environment management scripts Practices Dev Ops methods like CI/CD, SDLC automation and proactive monitoring/telemetry Participates in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives to enable progress, and surface and resolve impediments Performs spikes and investigations to evaluate new tools/technologies Collaborates with the team to support end-to-end including design, development, QA, deployment and production support

About You:

To be successful, youll hold a bachelors degree and/or equivalent experience with Salesforce. Youll have extensive experience with hands-on coding, testing, and application development within an agile environment. Practical proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby, or Python is essential, along with a solid understanding of agile methodologies including Scrum, Lean, XP, and Kanban. Experience in building and deploying applications on cloud platforms like AWS is required, as well as a basic understanding of Dev Ops practices such as continuous integration and deployment, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as code, and monitoring.

Ideally, previous experience of working with the Salesforce platform, including proficiency in Apex, Visual Force, and Lightning. Possessing a strong understanding of the Salesforce product suite and demonstrate hands-on configuration experience using the platforms point-and-click administration interface. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an agile development mindset with a strong customer focus and results orientation. Effective interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration abilities are essential, along with strong analytical and business problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication skills, ensuring clear and impactful interactions across teams and stakeholders.