Principal Salesforce Engineer (contract)

Description

We’re on a mission to back the UK’s small businesses like no one else

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.

At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.

We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.

The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy Come and join a mission that matters!

[ Read our Impact Report ] | [ See our Trustpilot ]

Responsibilities

• As a Consultant Principal Salesforce Engineer, you'll:
• Work on discovery with Salesforce teams at Funding Circle to identify challenges within the existing Salesforce Org and SDLC
• Develop an understanding of the technical roadmap for Salesforce and help to shape it
• Advise on existing Salesforce integration patterns and Salesforce SDLC, providing suggestions of how they could be improved
• Identify and implement opportunities to invest in Agentic AI and utilise Agentforce to deliver transformational change
• Examine some of the larger architectural challenges and advise on approaches to solve them iteratively

Requirements

• Several years experience as a Salesforce Developer with Sales and Service Cloud including both Apex and LWCs. Preferably with Salesforce Certification
• Experience refactoring/redesigning legacy Salesforce orgs in an iterative way
• Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure, preferably AWS
• A good understanding of Software Architecture and patterns and an understanding of how to apply that knowledge to Salesforce. Experience of Event Driven architectures would be a bonus
• Experience with Salesforce systems that are heavily integrated to other systems in real-time
• An understanding of development tooling including CI/CD, Git, and approaches to packaging
• Please note this is a contract role, outside IR35, requiring an immediate or short notice start.
• We’re building a place where everyone truly feels they belong. Even if your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Benefits

• We back you to build an incredible career and by joining us, you'll be part of one of The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2026 ! As a flexible-first employer, we use a "best of both" approach. We’ll see you in our London office to collaborate – with barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!
• Our Circler Proposition focuses on five areas:
• Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.
• Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.
• Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.
• Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.
• Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.
• We also have award-winning parental leave policies. We're here to support you through the big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family.
• Ready to join a mission that matters? We’d love to chat!