Vanguard

Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

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4 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for software, middleware, and hardware projects across multiple platforms.
  • Lead architecture, development, implementation, integration, and approval of technical solutions and deliverables.
  • Apply backend development expertise to improve performance, secure architecture, database efficiency, scalability, and resilience.
  • Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and optimize data flow across services and APIs.
  • Oversee functional, performance, security, and automated testing activities.
  • Review, author, and approve technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and enterprise standards.
  • Serve as a technical liaison with stakeholders and communicate technical implications, risks, and solution strategies.
  • Mentor team members, establish technical standards, and drive continuous improvement and adoption of emerging technologies.
  • Ensure compliance with IT and information security policies and applicable internal and external requirements.
  • Monitor and refine observability dashboards and contribute to cross-functional and special projects.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience in software development, architecture, and system integration.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT, B.E./B.Tech, Bachelor’s in Computer Applications, or a Master’s in Computer Applications.
  • Expert programming skills in Java, Spring Boot, and Python, with additional experience in Angular and Node.js.
  • Expert knowledge of AWS services, including DynamoDB, S3, ECS, Route 53, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, CloudFormation, IAM, Bedrock, and Fargate.
  • Expertise in API security, including OAuth, Okta, and JWTs.
  • Expertise in software architecture, event-driven architecture, system design, and technical leadership for enterprise applications.
  • Experience with observability concepts and tools, including Splunk, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry, and CloudWatch.
  • Experience with TDD, BDD, test automation, and Cucumber.
  • Ability to use and mentor others on AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.
  • Experience mentoring teams, establishing technical standards, driving process improvement, and managing stakeholder relationships.
  • Hands-on experience with Confluence, Jira, monitoring, dashboards, and workflow refinement.
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, or AWS Solution Consultant certification is desired.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical decisions.

Benefits

  • Vanguard provides financial, physical, and personal wellness support through its Total Rewards programs.
  • The role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, under a hybrid working model designed to combine flexibility with in-person collaboration and learning.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAngularAWSCucumberJavaNode.jsPythonSplunkSpring Boot

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About Vanguard

10,000+ employees

Vanguard is an investment management company offering low-cost index and active mutual funds, ETFs, brokerage, retirement plans, and financial advice for individual, institutional, and advisor clients. Founded in 1975 by John C. Bogle and headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, it operates a client-owned structure in which its funds own the firm. Its business model centers on asset-based management and advisory fees.

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