Published 2025-10-30
AXA Retail are looking for a talented, passionate and versatile Salesforce Engineer, with a growth mind-set and a commitment to technical excellence. You’ll be a key member of our agile development community, building and maintaining our Salesforce Ecosystem and its integration with our in-house insurance platform, whilst embracing industry best practice and standards. Your highly collaborative style will help to nurture a culture of growth and learning, and you’ll demonstrate the courage and resilience to persevere when faced with new challenges.
Our technology stack is mostly made up of the following technologies; APEX, Java Script, SOQL, SOSL, Flows, Lightening Web Components, HTML, CSS, Custom Objects, Complex Batch Jobs, Azure Dev Ops and Copado however we’re also using and investigating many other languages and technologies with a primary focus on the Salesforce Platform, alongside an Azure cloud services landscape.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.
What you’ll be doing: Developing solutions to the required quality, design, coding, performance and security standards
Providing production support through investigations of incidents, triage and fix
Testing solutions thoroughly, prioritising the use of automated testing standards and techniques
Creating and supporting custom lighting web components and triggers alongside scheduled batch jobs
Ensuring quality and continuous improvement through design reviews, code reviews and retrospectives
Taking collective ownership for the platform as a whole responding to its needs for stability and availability
Working closely with colleagues to share knowledge and ensure the continuous growth of our development community
What you'll bring: Experience in a Salesforce Engineering role with relevant qualifications such as Platform Developer I and Salesforce Administrator
Strong understanding of Clean Code practices, Object Orientation, SOLID Principles, Design Patterns, Governor Limits and Salesforce Best Practices
Growth-oriented and adaptable with an ability to meet the changings needs of the platform and our customers
Proven experience working across the Salesforce Ecosystem including Sales, Service and Experience cloud
A passion for software development with demonstration of this passion through blogging, contribution to open-source projects and attending tech events
Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
Desire to innovate to find optimal technical solutions
Knowledge in the following technologies would be advantageous: C#, MVC, HTML, CSS, WCF, SQL, Web API, Java Script, j Query, Bootstrap
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
What we offer:
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
Competitive annual salary dependent on experience
Annual company & performance-based bonus
Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
AXA employee discounts
Gym benefits
Who we are:
AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.
