Job Title: Salesforce Developer
Job Description
We're hiring | Salesforce Developer – Product Engineering Team (ISV) in Winnersh (Reading area), UK | Hybrid (3 days onsite)
At Sage, we’re looking for a Salesforce Developer to join our Sage People product engineering team in Winnersh.
Team Culture & Environment
* A stable, close‑knit engineering group — many team members have worked together for 8+ years.
* A friendly, supportive and human environment, where people genuinely enjoy working together.
* Engineers, testers, architects and product managers collaborating daily as one product team.
* A culture that values shared ownership, learning and constructive technical discussions.
* Strong leadership momentum and investment, particularly around AI and Salesforce innovation.
* A modern, welcoming office in Winnersh, with teams enjoying face‑to‑face collaboration as part of a hybrid model.
You’ll join a team where collaboration matters more than hierarchy, and where people stay because they like both the work and the people.
Key Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing:
* Design, develop and maintain high‑quality Salesforce solutions for a global SaaS product.
* Work hands‑on with: Apex, SOQL, JavaScript, Salesforce Lightning / Lightning Web Components (LWC).
* Deliver customer and people management functionality on the Force.com platform.
* Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
* Contribute to technical design, architecture discussions and system thinking.
Collaborate closely with:
* Salesforce Developers team
* Angular frontend engineers
* Testers, Product Managers and Architects
* Work in a modern environment using Git, Jira, IntelliJ, CI/CD pipelines.
* Take part in Scrum / SAFe ceremonies, quarterly planning and product releases.
* Contribute to a product roadmap that increasingly includes AI‑driven capabilities.
Important: this role requires real, hands‑on development on Salesforce — it is not a configuration or admin position.
What We’re Looking For
Core skills (key requirements)
* Proven experience with object‑oriented programming, ideally Java or C#.
* Experience developing with Salesforce Lightning.
* Hands‑on delivery of solutions on the Force.com platform.
* Strong proficiency in Apex, SOQL and JavaScript.
* Ability to manage and deliver complex business and technical requirements.
Nice to have (but not essential)
* Experience with Git, Jira and IntelliJ, and CI/CD practices.
* Exposure to Salesforce REST APIs.
* Salesforce Developer Certification.
We are open to:
* Experienced Salesforce Developers, or / and
* Backend developers (Java / C#) looking to specialise in Salesforce, with strong development fundamentals and a desire to learn.
Benefits – We Have Plenty
* Competitive salary plus generous bonus scheme.
* Pension plan: up to 8% matched + 2% top‑up by Sage.
* 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to 5 more.
* 8 bank holidays.
* 5 paid volunteer days per year via the Sage Foundation.
* 50% income protection.
* Holiday buy & sell.
* Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage.
* Work Away scheme (up to 10 weeks per year).
* Ongoing training and professional development.
* Hybrid working.
* Healthy Mind app membership.
* Access to financial, health and wellbeing memberships.
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