Salesforce Principle Software Engineer - CRM

Principal Salesforce Engineer

Robert Walters Consultancy Programme
Location: London
Business Area: Asset Management Technology
Reporting to: Client Technology Delivery Lead

The opportunity

The Robert Walters Consultancy Programme is seeking a hands-on Principal Salesforce Engineer to support a major technology transformation within a leading global investment management organisation.

This is an opportunity to take technical ownership of a strategically important Salesforce platform, delivering scalable, secure and high-quality solutions across public and private markets. You will lead technical design and development from programme mobilisation through to production support while helping to strengthen engineering standards across the wider team.

The successful candidate will combine deep Salesforce expertise with strong financial services knowledge, excellent technical judgement and a pragmatic, collaborative approach. You will be equally comfortable writing high-quality code, shaping platform architecture, influencing senior stakeholders and mentoring other engineers.

What you'll do

• Lead the technical design and hands-on development of scalable, secure and maintainable Salesforce solutions.
• Translate complex business requirements into elegant technical designs and well-tested production code.
• Own and champion engineering standards, code quality, technical governance and overall platform integrity.
• Design and build robust integrations between Salesforce and upstream and downstream systems, enabling connected client journeys and trusted data.
• Advance Salesforce DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, release management and deployment controls.
• Develop proofs of concept and proofs of value to test ideas, reduce delivery risk and support investment decisions.
• Explore and implement practical AI-enabled solutions using capabilities such as Salesforce Einstein and Agentforce.
• Lead code reviews and provide technical guidance throughout the development life cycle.
• Mentor and coach engineers, raising technical capability and engineering standards across the team.
• Work closely with global technology, business and delivery stakeholders from initial mobilisation through to production support.

What you'll bring

• Extensive hands-on Salesforce development experience gained within a large, global financial services organisation.
• Advanced practical experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow and declarative configuration.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I certification as a minimum.
• Platform Developer II, Application Architect, System Architect or Technical Architect certification would be highly desirable.
• Strong integration experience using REST and SOAP APIs, event-driven architecture and Middleware such as MuleSoft.
• Proven experience with Salesforce DevOps and CI/CD tooling, such as Git, Copado, Gearset or Azure DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing, release management and modern engineering practices.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture, data modelling, security, governor limits and platform best practices.
• The ability to take a holistic view of the target state across technology, data and operating models.
• Experience producing clear technical designs and specifications alongside high-quality, thoroughly tested code.
• Broad engineering experience across multiple systems, capabilities and delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end software development life cycle within Agile, Waterfall and hybrid environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with global colleagues and stakeholders across different cultures and time zones.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.