Location: Nottingham Trent House (95002), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Senior Salesforce Platform Engineer
Capital One is looking for an experienced Salesforce Platform Engineer to join our Salesforce platform team, based in our Nottingham head office.
What you’ll do
* You’ll be working within our Salesforce Platform Team to ensure that we are building a Salesforce platform that follows best practice and will scale for future use cases.
* You’ll work as part of a self‑organised Salesforce team that designs, develops, and maintains core features on our Salesforce platform, which powers our internal agent systems.
* You will help integrate Salesforce with our Enterprise tooling and internal AWS solutions, with real opportunities to innovate. Example integrations include: Snowflake, Logzio and New Relic. You will also need to work on a platform that is integrated with AWS through APIs and our event‑based architecture.
* You will help create a prioritised roadmap for the platform to ensure that we align with Enterprise standards and meet the needs of key business outcomes.
* You will help govern and steer the overall solution for the platform and be a key participant at our solution design forum.
What we’re looking for
* Proven Salesforce experience and strong knowledge of its architecture and API governor limits specifically for Service Cloud.
* Experience integrating Salesforce with other applications, specifically other internal cloud applications and third‑party APIs.
* Experience writing Apex classes and triggers.
* Working knowledge of Salesforce External Objects and Platform Events.
* Maintaining public cloud automation tooling and scripting experience – CI/CD, Jenkins, etc.
* Familiarity with Salesforce Lightning Design System and Lightning Web Component Language (LWC).
* Working knowledge of SFDX CLI for packaging and DevOps.
* Experience supporting Salesforce configuration tasks such as field/page updates, workflows, validations, custom permissions, and approvals.
* At least 2 certifications including Platform Developer 1 and System Admin Certification.
What you’ll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)
* Further Salesforce training as required.
* Working with the cloud/AWS and the opportunities it brings.
* Solving real‑world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment.
Where and how you’ll work
This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.
We have a hybrid working model giving you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
What’s in it for you
* Role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation.
* We’re continuing our journey into the public cloud and have problems of scale, security, availability and performance for you to help solve.
* High‑performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).
* Immediate access to core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season‑ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
* Open‑plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head‑office has a fully‑serviced gym, subsidised restaurant and dedicated development resources.
What You Should Know About How We Recruit
We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.
We also partner with organisations including Women In Finance, Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and UpReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few.
* REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
* OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates.
* Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all.
* Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
* EmpowHER – network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.
* Enabled – focused on supporting associates with disabilities and neurodiversity.
Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com. All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.
For technical support or questions about Capital One’s recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com.
Who We Are
At Capital One, we’re building a leading information‑based technology company. Still founder‑led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking.
Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued.
We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results.
We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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