Über diese Application Engineer - I Stelle bei Vanguard
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 globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.
Vanguard India
Vanguard’s 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.
Role Summary
We are looking for Application Engineers to join the team, which builds solutions across personal, digital, and institutional advisory platforms. This is a core development role within a new team, focused on building backend services, APIs, and cloud-based applications from the ground up.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Java, Python, Spring Boot, AWS services, API security, and backend development. Exposure to test automation, observability tools, and Agile ways of working will be an added advantage. This role offers strong end-to-end ownership, hands-on engineering exposure, and the opportunity to work on modern cloud and AI-enabled technologies.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications and APIs.
Build secure, scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
Develop and maintain AWS-based microservices and serverless solutions.
Implement API authentication and authorization using OAuth, Okta, and JWT.
Monitor application performance using Splunk, Honeycomb, and CloudWatch.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvements.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.
Support production applications and drive service reliability.
Qualifications and Skills
Minimum 1+ years of experience in application development, system analysis, and database management.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA)
Strong knowledge of Debugging in AWS and legacy using modern tools & Optional - Agile, confluence, JIRA
Strong knowledge of Java, Spring boot and Cloud platforms mainly AWS
Preferred to have Python Basics
Proficiency in AWS - Lambda, step functions, Dynamo DB, S3, ECS .
Working knowledge of Splunk, Honeycomb, Cloud watch
Good knowledge on API – security - OAUTH/OKTA jwts
Version: Java 17; Python 3.9+; Spring Boot 3.0 +
Exposure to modern development tools and practices.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
Our mission
Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Our commitment to you
Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:
Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.
Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.
Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.
How we work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
