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.
Sage People is a global HR & people management SaaS product built on the Salesforce (Force.com) 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
As a Salesforce Developer, you will:
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 Force.com 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 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
==> Discover life at Sage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMtTYUUiuU
If you’re looking for a Salesforce developer role with real technical depth and a genuinely great team culture, we’d love to hear from you.
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