Principal Salesforce Engineer (contract)

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!

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The role ⚡

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

What we’re looking for 🌱

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.

Why join us? 💜

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!