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title: 'Senior Engineer (Salesforce) at Checkatrade'
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# Senior Engineer (Salesforce) at Checkatrade

- **Company:** Checkatrade
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/checkatrade/349bebb5-9440-4f7b-8402-eff1e09d4ec1

## Job description

As our next Senior Engineer (Salesforce), you'll play a key role in helping us build the UK's go-to home improvement marketplace. You'll sit within our Enterprise Engineering team, who owning not only our Salesforce org and critical workflows therein, but the way Salesforce plugs into the rest of our wider stack. This isn't a specialism kept in its own lane; it's one of several strengths you'll bring to integrations, APIs and event-driven architecture across the business. Whilst your focus might be on Apex, LWC and Salesforce Devops, you’re almost as happy wiring up Typescript services beyond Salesforce. You’re genuinely excited about using AI tooling to build better, faster, without cutting corners on quality.

Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on:

- Design, build and maintain high-performance solutions across Apex, LWC and advanced declarative features, across primarily Sales and Service clouds. Also Zuora, Retool, Braze CRM, extending node/Typescript services hosted on Kubernetes on GCP.
- Using AI coding tools with confidence, to move faster without cutting corners on quality.
- Architect secure, scalable integrations between Salesforce and other core services, including inbound/outbound REST APIs and platform event-driven workflows.
- Work alongside distributed engineering and data teams to keep data flowing cleanly and system architecture cohesive, bringing your Salesforce knowledge into the wider engineering conversation.
- Own and improve deployment pipelines spanning Salesforce and other services, so releases to production are smooth, automated and reliable.
- Champion code quality across the team: write thorough tests, run solid code reviews, and help others get the best out of AI-assisted development while sharing your Salesforce expertise where it counts most.

It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:

- Solid, hands-on professional software engineering experience, including strong Salesforce development across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Salesforce DevOps.
- A track record of writing clean, asynchronous Apex (triggers, batch, queueable), responsive LWC components and complex Flows, backed by solid general engineering skills beyond the platform.
- A genuine handle on AI-driven coding methods: you know how to give AI models the right architectural context, schemas and constraints to get accurate, secure, production-ready code out the other end.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise integration patterns (large data volumes, platform events, API error handling) and managing CI/CD pipelines, change management and environment refreshes.

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s just a taste:

- Competitive salary + annual bonus
- Employee Share Programme
- Health, well-being and learning support
- Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
- Birthday/Special day leave
- Buy & sell holiday scheme
- 1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!

How we’ll get to know each other:

- Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners
- 1st stage interview with the hiring manager
- 2nd Stage interview with Staff Engineer & Senior Salesforce Engineer
- Final stage interview Product Manager

If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box

Want to join our Talent Community and be one of the first to know about our vacancies? Register your interest on our Registration Form https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/checkatrade/form/register-interest

At the moment, this role isn’t open to visa sponsorship applications.

## About us

We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.

We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.

## About Checkatrade

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Checkatrade is the UK’s leading online marketplace connecting homeowners with thoroughly vetted tradespeople for home repairs and improvements.
- **Entity Type**: Private – backed by private equity firm Brookfield with ambitious growth plans.
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom (with a major office in Portsmouth).
- **Founded**: 1998
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Internet Marketplace Platforms / Home Services
- **Target customers**: Two-sided marketplace – B2C (homeowners) and B2B (tradespeople, from sole traders to larger firms).
- **Mission statement**: “To be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities.”

## Products & Services
- **[Checkatrade Platform]**: A web and mobile marketplace where homeowners can find, compare, and book tradespeople. All tradespeople pass a 12‑point vetting process and are continually rechecked. Every job is backed by a £1,000 guarantee. The platform hosts over 6 million verified reviews and supports fixed‑price booking for simpler jobs. The company is investing in AI‑first tools to improve user journeys and matching.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held, backed by Brookfield).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of £29.7 M (LinkedIn data, +2.4% YoY headcount growth to 409 employees).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Brookfield (private equity partner providing growth capital); also partners with brands like TradePoint (10% discount for trades).
- **Growth Signals**: Increasing job postings (+37.5% MoM, +100% QoQ); active in 12 countries; expanding product and engineering teams; heavy investment in AI and digital capabilities.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Trust & Reputation**: Over 25 years of brand equity – a household name in the UK. The 12‑point vetting process and £1,000 guarantee create a strong trust moat difficult for new entrants to replicate.
- **Scale of Reviews**: 6+ million verified reviews provide rich data for quality matching and consumer confidence.
- **Dual‑Sided Network Effects**: The more homeowners use the platform, the more tradespeople join, and vice versa – a classic marketplace flywheel.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI‑Powered Transformation**: Embracing AI to build smarter matching, improve customer experience, and drive operational efficiency.
- **Scaling the Marketplace**: Backed by Brookfield, the company is investing in product, engineering, and data teams to accelerate growth and expand beyond the core UK market.
- **Deepening Customer Obsession**: Aligning all teams (R&D, Commercial, Business Services) around the “Customer‑Obsessed” value to improve retention and lifetime value.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: “All‑In”, “Customer‑Obsessed”, and “AI‑Powered” guide decision‑making. Teams are described as gritty, collaborative, and ambitious.
- **Work‑Life Balance**: Generous annual leave, flexible holiday trading, enhanced parental leave, birthday and volunteer days off.
- **Health & Wellbeing**: Private medical cover, 24/7 GP access, cash plan, mental health support, gym perks.
- **Financial & Lifestyle**: Enhanced pension, life cover, salary sacrifice schemes (EV, nursery, cycle to work), and discounts.
- **Office Environment**: High‑spec offices in London (City Point near Moorgate/Liverpool Street) and Portsmouth (lakeside campus). Modern, collaborative spaces with free breakfasts, weekly lunches, and regular social events.
- **Growth Potential**: Rapidly scaling company with clear roadmap; opportunities for internal mobility and professional development.

## Sources
1. [checkatrade.com](https://www.checkatrade.com/) – Official site with product and trust information.
2. [careers.checkatrade.com](https://careers.checkatrade.com/) – Careers page with culture, values, benefits, and team descriptions.
3. [uk.linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/checkatrade) – LinkedIn company page with employee count, revenue, funding background, and recent job trends.
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/checkatrade) – Active job listings and team structure.

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