Salesforce Developer

Job summary

At CAP, we celebrate diversity and strive to build an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Global Majority/UK Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our wider workforce.

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• crafting solutions, and empowering our staff and partner churches to leverage opportunities within a dynamic technological landscape.
• In line with enterprise software delivery structures, this environment demands a highly disciplined approach to platform sustainability, data security, and continuous innovation.
• PURPOSE:
• As Salesforce Developer, you will play a key role in the programmatic engineering, customisation, integration, and maintenance of our enterprise Salesforce platform.
• Operating as a core software engineer within our specialised technology squad, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including the Solution Architect and Business Analysts, to understand business
• and translate them into performant, secure Salesforce solutions.
• You will focus on executing clean, test-driven code (Apex, LWCs) within a source-driven development pipeline, ensuring a sustainable balance between custom builds and declarative features while minimising technical debt.
• The ideal candidate will possess strong technical acumen, excellent problem-solving
• when required, and agreed quality standards.
• MEASURABLE OUTPUTS:
• Maintain a defined high average code quality, ensuring low technical debt and low bug density.
• Regularly achieve a target on-time completion rate for committed sprint work, demonstrating a reliable delivery rhythm.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient code that optimises the performance and utilisation of the Salesforce platform.
• Author and maintain clear, structured technical documentation, including schema maps and code annotations, to keep the custom codebase transparent and maintainable for the entire squad.
• Lead the programmatic execution of assigned technical areas and integration streams, collaborating directly on sprint stories with Salesforce Administrators or self-managing standalone coding projects.
• Drive the end-to-end delivery of assigned technical tasks and integration streams, proactively managing scope, estimates, and execution to a high standard to give stakeholders absolute confidence.
• Build out programmatic error-handling, logging, and retry frameworks for assigned API integrations to ensure connection and data sync failures are gracefully managed.
• Collaborate proactively with Salesforce Administrators to consult on and establish the optimum balance between declarative configuration and custom programmatic development, protecting platform sustainability.
• Oversee and execute comprehensive unit, system, and integration testing to ensure frequent, high-quality code deployments within sprint cycles.
• Actively participate in peer configuration and code reviews within the sprint cycle, ensuring alignment with defined squad standards, formatting, and security guardrails.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and the wider delivery team to ensure tickets are accurately implemented within a predictable pattern of work.
• Embrace and actively participate in Agile and Lean methodologies to ensure efficiency and a short time to deliver change.
• Prioritise user experience by designing and implementing solutions that simplify workflows and maximise the efficiency of all users of the systems (Local CAP Workers, Support Hub Staff).
• When required, ensure regulatory compliance & integrity for all development on the debt help system and fundraising systems, adhering to FCA regulatory

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