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Job Title: Open Stack (AVP) - Salesforce
Location Knutsford (Hybrid)
Rate 431 per day
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Open Stack (AVP) Salesforce Engineer to join a delivery-focused technology team. The role requires strong hands-on development capability across Salesforce and Java, with a clear emphasis on modern engineering practices, API design, and test-driven development.
This position is suited to a senior engineer who is comfortable working within CI/CD-driven environments and contributing to high-quality, scalable enterprise solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Salesforce-based solutions using Java and modern engineering practices
- Build and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring robust and secure integrations
- Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) approaches where applicable
- Produce and maintain OpenAPI specifications using OAS / YAML
- Write comprehensive unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability
- Contribute to automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery environment
- Ensure code quality, security, and maintainability through best-practice tooling and standards
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- 5+ years' experience with Salesforce development
- 5+ years' experience with Java
- Strong, demonstrable experience with TDD (and BDD, where applicable)
- Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Hands-on experience with OpenAPI Specification (OAS) / YAML
- Solid understanding of unit testing frameworks
- Experience using GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of modern software development lifecycles
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Agile practitioner experience
- Exposure to SonarQube for code quality management
- Experience with Veracode or similar security scanning tools
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
- Experience working in large-scale or enterprise environments
