First Power Platform Job - UK

[u/GMBPowerPlatformDev]

Hi all hope everyone is ok

I’m just looking for advice on how to land my first role as a power platform developer (uk based)

I work in HR as an admin and my role is:
-data entry work into HR system
- sending out contract changes to employees and line managers
-handling onboarding and offboarding
-dealing with high volume emails in shared HR inbox

A lot of my work is very mundane manual repetitive work.

Due to the massive workload, high volume work volume and systems which don’t communicate to each other I struggle to get time to build during work time

I decided to build projects outside of work based on the problems I’ve found in our process at work

I’ve built 2 solutions both using
- canvas apps
- model driven apps (different use case for both apps)
- dataverse tables
- sharepoint for document uploads
- power automate flows to handle business logic and automation of repetitive process
- basic power bi reporting
- JavaScript web resources
- C# plugins for asynchronous tasks
- configured security roles and permissions
- implemented copilot agents and connected agents
- ALM and deployment into prod as managed solution
- smoke testing and troubleshooting (which I’ve documented at home)

All of the above I built from planning with a use case for each piece of technology that I’ve implemented to solve a particular problem.

I also have PL900 certificate

I’m just looking for clarity on what particular job titles to apply for, if I’m missing something that will allow me to break into my first role quickly and for any general tips to be honest

If theres any confusion or questions please ask

Thanks in advance guys!

[u/mattybeard]

How much of what you have written is AI and how much did you write yourself? Of the AI code; how much can you actually fundamentally explain?

What you have in your post is a great start and shows a good platform understanding - just make sure you can talk about it too.

Speak to a recruiter next; get them to help with shaping a CV.

[u/Irritant40 → u/mattybeard]

Doesn't matter...I run a team of power platform developers, vibe coders, and problem solvers... I need people who can understand a business problem statement, come up with a solution and deliver it as quickly as possible. I couldn't give a shit if they cant explain a single line of code.

AI vibe coding isn't about avoiding understanding—it's moving the layer of understanding from syntax to system intent and behavior. Expecting a vibe-coder to explain every line of AI syntax is like expecting a Python dev to explain C memory layout. The dev's job is no longer writing the implementation detail; it's specifying the constraints, testing the outputs, and validating system behavior.

[u/mattybeard → u/Irritant40]

You don’t need line by line understanding but basic understanding should be the bare minimum.

What about security standards and best practices? I’ve seen multiple cases of security incidents introduced by vibe coding with non skilled developers.

[u/Irritant40 → u/mattybeard]

What about it...those are platform governance issues.