Engineering Lead

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with £113.6bn in assets under management (as of March 2026) and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.

Role Title: Engineering Lead x2 (2741/2740)

Division: Group Technology

Location: Glasgow/ London / Liverpool

Contract: Perm

Hiring Manager: Alistair Phipps

About the Role

The Salesforce Engineering Lead is responsible for the technical design, build leadership and architectural integrity of Rathbones’ Salesforce platform as the firm re platforms the end-to-end client lifecycle onto

Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (and related capability)

This role will provide hands on technical leadership across Salesforce development, integrations and an external consultancy during the transformation phase. The role is a key member of the

Salesforce platform team, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, compliant and aligned to Salesforce best practice.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Own the end to end technical architecture for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, ensuring alignment with Rathbones’ target state client lifecycle, regulatory obligations and enterprise architecture standards.
• Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into scalable, well governed Salesforce solutions, balancing declarative configuration with robust programmatic development.
• Lead hands on development across Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows and integrations, setting coding standards and design patterns for the wider team.
• Act as the technical authority for FSC data modelling, including Person Accounts, households, relationship groups, rollups and compliant data sharing…etc
• Design and govern integrations between Salesforce and downstream / upstream systems using modern API led and event driven patterns.
• Provide technical leadership during the transformation programme, working alongside a delivery partner and ensuring effective knowledge transfer to the in house team.
• Establish and enforce CI/CD, environment and release management standards using Copado, ensuring quality, traceability and auditability.
• Mentor and coach Salesforce Developers / Application Engineers, providing code reviews, design guidance and technical escalation.
•  Partner closely with the Product team to shape delivery roadmaps, manage technical risk and prioritise platform improvements.
•    Ensure platform solutions support long term operational sustainability.
• Lead AI native SDLC working practices within the Salesforce development process. Using agentic coding practices to improve throughput and stability of the delivery system end to end

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply

• Significant experience designing and delivering enterprise Salesforce solutions in complex, regulated environments.
• Deep hands on expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud, data model and automation capabilities.
• Strong programmatic Salesforce development skills, including Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL/SOSL and Flows.
• Proven experience designing and governing Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security, sharing models, governor limits and performance optimisation.
• Experience with Data360 and Marketing Cloud Engagement/Advanced
• Experience leading development teams and acting as a technical design authority.
• Hands on experience with CI/CD and release management, ideally using Copado.
•  Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions to non technical audiences.
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification
• Evidence of interest and skills growth in agentic SDLC working practices, ideally in the saleforce ecosystem but at least via experimentation outside of work

 Preferred

•  Experience delivering Salesforce solutions within wealth management, asset management or financial services.
• Experience with OmniStudio (FlexCards, OmniScripts, Integration Procedures) within an Industry Cloud context.
• Exposure to Salesforce Data Cloud (Data 360) concepts, including data ingestion, identity resolution and activation.
• Experience supporting or migrating from Marketing Cloud Engagement to Marketing Cloud Next.
•  Salesforce Platform Developer II and Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional certification.

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
• Life assurance  - 8 x salary
• Income protection – 75 % salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Gym discounts
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you 

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Menopause Matters@Rathbones’ and Armed Forces. 
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (level 2) under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online, click here. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via recruit@rathbones.com to let us know what adjustments you may need.

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.

Our values shape how we work:
- We aim high
- We get it done
- We show we care
- We do the right thing

These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.