Location: Remote
Salary: £49,920 – £62,000 per annum
At BIMM University, we're more than just an educational institution; we're a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, we offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking and creative technology. Our commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets us apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.
About the Role
As Salesforce Developer, you will support the ongoing development and improvement of our Salesforce platform. You will join a small, collaborative delivery team responsible for turning business requirements into reliable, scalable solutions that underpin key student and staff processes.
This is a hands on development role with a focus on building new functionality, maintaining existing components, and ensuring the stability and integrity of the platform. The postholder will also act as a technical escalation point for complex issues and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development practices.
What You’ll Do:
Design, build, and maintain Salesforce solutions using both declarative tools and programmatic development (Apex, triggers, Lightning Web Components).
Work closely with the Salesforce Business Analyst to translate requirements into technical designs and build plans.
Contribute to development across areas such as admissions, recruitment, student lifecycle processes, and operational workflows.
Carry out impact analysis to ensure changes align with existing architecture, integrations, and data models.
Act as a technical escalation point for complex issues relating to automation, permissions, data integrity, and system behaviour.
Support deployment and release processes, including testing, code reviews, and platform monitoring.
Provide technical guidance to Administrators, support teams, and stakeholders on best practice usage.
Help improve development standards, documentation, and ways of working across the Salesforce environment.
Work collaboratively with internal developers, analysts, IT teams, and product owners across the University.
What You’ll Bring:
Experience designing and building Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (or Aura), and declarative tools such as Flows.
Strong understanding of Salesforce data models, security, and sharing architecture.
Ability to debug and resolve complex platform issues.
Experience working with version control and structured deployment practices.
Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non technical colleagues.
A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to shared development standards and continuous improvement.
Although the role is remote, occasional travel to our Brighton campus will be required.
Why BIMM University
We are a values-led organisation, meaning our core values underpin all that we do:
Believe in Everyone, Challenge the Norm, Grow Together, Do The Right Thing, Own It.
In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to:
25 days holiday per year (FTE)
SMART pension
A comprehensive benefits package
We continually strive to create a culture of inclusivity so that we truly represent our diverse communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in our organisation.
We are committed to promoting the safety and welfare of our students therefore, all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.
How To Apply
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Salary description
£49920.00 - £62000.00 per year