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Senior Application Engineer

Vanguard India

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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’s India Office

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

Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer responsible for designing and delivering cloud-native Tax platform solutions using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, GraphQL Federation, and modern UI technologies. The role focuses on platform modernization, microservices development, technical leadership, and collaboration within Agile/DevOps teams to build scalable, secure, and high-performing applications

Responsibilites

Design and develop scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Microservices
Build and maintain federated GraphQL APIs using Apollo Federation/Supergraph
Develop modern user interfaces using Angular, React, TypeScript, and Node.js
Architect and implement API-first solutions using REST APIs and GraphQL
Leverage AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora RDS, IAM, and CloudFormation
Collaborate with business and technology teams to translate requirements into secure and scalable solutions
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, test automation, TDD/BDD, and best practices
Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Bitbucket, Maven, Artifactory, and Jira
Monitor application performance and reliability using Splunk, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, and OpenTelemetry
Ensure application security through Okta, API Security, Authentication, and Identity Management
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within Agile/DevOps environments
Support platform modernization initiatives using AWS, GraphQL, Microservices, and Event-Driven Architecture
Improve system reliability, observability, scalability, and performance through modern engineering practices and DevOps automation.

Qualifications And Skills

Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, system integration, database design, and back-end architecture.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in relevant fields such as Computer Science, or a Master’s degree/Diploma in Computer Science.
Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs
Hands-on experience with GraphQL and Apollo Federation (Supergraph)
Deep knowledge of AWS Cloud (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora RDS, IAM, CloudFormation)
Front-end expertise with Angular, React, TypeScript, and Node.js
Experience with TDD/BDD testing frameworks such as Cypress, Jasmine, and Cucumber
Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps tools including GitHub, Bitbucket, Maven, Artifactory, and Jira
Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, and OpenTelemetry
Understanding of security, authentication (Okta), API security, and identity management
Proven experience working in Agile/DevOps environments and mentoring engineers
Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred: Experience with GenAI tools, SRE practices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
Excellent communication skills

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. 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

Benefits

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.

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