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Job Title: Salesforce Developer
Job Desciption
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.
Sage People is a global HR & people management SaaS product built on the Salesforce ( ) platform, serving customers worldwide. As an ISV, we build and evolve one single product, with a strong focus on code quality, scalability and long‐term architecture.
This is a hands-on engineering role — not Salesforce administration, not consulting, not bespoke customer development.
Team Culture & Environment
What really makes this role stand out is the team:
- 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). The platform, delivering customer and people management functionality. 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 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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