01Overview
About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globedirectly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.
Vanguards India Office
Vanguards office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.
Position Summary
We are seeking a motivated Full Stack Application Engineer to join our Servicing Value Stream team. This role is ideal for an engineer with either: Strong Angular development skills and working knowledge of Java, or Strong Java development skills and working knowledge of Angular.
The successful candidate will work across frontend and backend technologies, collaborate closely with product managers and technical leads, and contribute to the delivery of scalable, high-quality digital solutions.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their full-stack engineering capabilities while working on impactful products supporting Vanguard's UK and European business.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications.
Build and enhance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
Develop and support modern web applications using Angular.
Design and consume RESTful APIs and web services.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Architects, and Engineers to deliver business solutions.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
Support cloud-native application development and deployment within AWS.
Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions.
Contribute to platform modernization, third-party integrations, and continuous improvements.
Take ownership of assigned work items and proactively drive delivery.
Operate effectively in an Agile environment using a pull-based work model.
Required Qualifications and Tech Skills
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in software development, system integration, database design, and back-end architecture.
Bachelors degree (B.E./B.Tech) in relevant fields such as Computer Science, or a Masters degree/Diploma in Computer Science.
Experience in software application development.
Strong proficiency in either: Angular with working knowledge of Java, or Java (Core Java/Spring Boot) with working knowledge of Angular.
Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and web services.
Understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
Experience with modern software development practices and Agile methodologies.
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
Basic understanding or exposure to AWS cloud technologies.
Exposure to services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, or CloudFormation is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to AWS services and cloud-native applications.
Exposure to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
Experience within a product-based organization.
Knowledge of Financial Services or Investment Management domains.
Understanding of modern frontend development best practices.
Soft Skills & Behavioral Expectations
We are looking for candidates who demonstrate:
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Proactive and self-driven approach to work.
Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional Agile team.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ownership mindset with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement.
Successful candidates will thrive in a team culture where engineers actively engage with stakeholders, pull work proactively, and contribute beyond their immediate responsibilities.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguards India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
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