Role Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Dublin/Kilkenny (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Vhi Group Technology have an exciting opportunity for a full-time permanent vacancy as a Senior Salesforce Developer to join our dynamic team in Dublin. This role can be based in either Dublin or Kilkenny on a hybrid basis and is ideal for an experienced Salesforce professional with a minimum of 5 years’ hands-on development experience.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will become a core member of the Application Delivery Team working across the full software development lifecycle playing a key role in designing, developing, and implementing customized Salesforce solutions to meet business needs.
We expect our Senior Software Engineers to be dynamic, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic about taking on new problems across our business as we continue to build great services for our customers.
What we offer:
As a member of the Vhi team, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus
- Pension
- Health insurance for you and your family
- Income protection in the event of illness
- Hybrid working model
- Ongoing training and development
- Onsite restaurant
What will you do:-
Design, code, verify, test, document and enhance Salesforce applications. Participate in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work
- Define and manage scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities, collaborating with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.
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Design scalable and secure Salesforce solutions using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed software design standards, guidelines, patterns and methodology.
- Maintain and optimize Salesforce performance and data integrity adhering to application support processes and checking that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures.
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Provide advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards, ensuring best practices in Salesforce development, security, and compliance.
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Perform routine and non-routine assessments of knowledge, skill, competency or behaviour using specified methods.
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Assist practitioners with creating personal development plans. Advises on suitable development activities such as specific learning or experience to be gained.
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Support assigned co-workers in areas of uncertainty, such as, organisational contacts, communication channels, processes, job expectations and manager relations.
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Monitor quality and performance against agreed criteria to make learning recommendations or to escalate concerns. Coach colleagues in developing target skills and capabilities in line with team and personal goals. Facilitates effective working relationships between team members.
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Deal with problems and issues, managing resolutions, corrective actions, lessons learned, and the collection and dissemination of relevant information. Helps develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.
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Facilitate and support the execution of resourcing activities in collaboration with managers and teams. Conduct interviews and assessments.
What will you need to be successful:
Education and Experience:-
BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
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5+ years enterprise experience
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5+ years software development experience covering the full development lifecycle working with business users and IT teams
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Salesforce certifications (e.g., Platform Developer I/II) are highly desirable
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Health Cloud experience an advantage.
Technical ability-
Advanced hands-on development experience within the Salesforce platform, including Omni-studio solutions, Flow, App Builder, Apex, Apex Triggers, Admin functionalities, security model, automation tools, dashboards, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and SOQL.
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Experience with Salesforce APIs (REST/SOAP) and integrations with a strong understanding of platform limits, governor constraints, and optimisation techniques.
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Deep knowledge of Salesforce architecture and design patterns, including integration patterns (event-driven, middleware, API-led), data modelling, security model (profiles, permission sets, sharing rules), and scalable enterprise solution design.
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Strong experience implementing integrations between Salesforce and external platforms, including AWS Connect and Contact Centre as a Service (CaaS) solutions, including Service Cloud Voice and supporting omni-channel customer journeys, real-time data exchange, and seamless customer interaction handling.
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Proven ability to build and support cloud-native integrations, leveraging services such as AWS (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, event services) alongside Salesforce to deliver reliable, loosely coupled, and scalable architectures.
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Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions, with an understanding of source-driven development, and automated testing/deployment strategies.
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Proven experience leading technical delivery within Salesforce teams, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and solution design, while ensuring delivery of enterprise-grade solutions aligned to agreed timelines, quality standards, and service levels.
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Extensive experience working in agile delivery environments, applying Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies within Salesforce projects, and collaborating effectively with product owners, architects, QA, and business stakeholders to deliver iterative value.
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Strong focus on quality engineering and shift-left practices, including unit testing (Apex), test automation, code reviews, static analysis, and security scanning integrated into the development lifecycle.
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Experience leveraging AI and generative AI technologies considered an advantage.
Interpersonal skills-
Excellent people and relationship skills with ability to negotiate and influence.
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Problem solving with proven track record of achievements and innovation.
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Solution focused and outcome orientated with proven track record of achievements and innovation.
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Demonstrate alignment to the Vhi values.
Sustainability
At Vhi, we believe that the health of people and the health of the planet are interconnected. That’s why we’re on a journey towards an integrated model of healthcare that puts people and the planet at its heart.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility
At Vhi, we are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations at every stage of the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities, neurodivergence, or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation, please contact , and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch via email.
Any information you provide will be treated confidentially within the recruitment team and used solely for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations during the application and recruitment process.
Vhi is an equal opportunities employer.
Ready to start your journey? Apply now.
