Application Engineering Tech Lead
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
This role provides expert-level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases, and directs business assessment and requirements analysis for hardware and operating systems, while architecting complex data integration and driving system performance and scalability improvements.
Responsibilities
Provides expert-level IT technical leadership and direction for complex software, middleware, and hardware initiatives across multiple platforms; delivers hands-on expertise in design, development, implementation, architecture, and ongoing maintenance.
Ensures the viability and quality of IT deliverables by recommending development and architectural approaches, approving technical outputs, and overseeing testing across functionality, performance, and security; supports production systems as needed.
Stay deeply hands-on. Contribute to design and implementation, review code and technical changes, and lead by example through strong engineering practices.
Leverage cloud-first and AI-assisted engineering practices. Use modern cloud platforms and AI-enabled tools to reduce friction, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery.
Collaborate closely with the Delivery Manager and Product partners. Align on technical direction, sequencing, and dependencies to support effective delivery.
Drive technical design for team initiatives. Translate product direction and architectural guidance into clear technical approaches that engineers can execute with confidence.
Evaluates and approves technical solutions, resolving complex issues and guiding teams through root cause analysis and remediation; proactively anticipates and mitigates risks, preventing issues before they impact delivery.
Partners with stakeholders to communicate project implications, assess the impact of changes, and influence technical and architectural decisions across teams.
Maintains deep knowledge of development methodologies, architecture, and emerging technologies; mentors team members, drives adoption of standards and best practices, and contributes to strategic product roadmaps.
Reviews and approves technical documentation, ensuring clarity, completeness, and alignment with established standards.
Identifies and drives continuous improvement opportunities across technical standards, tools, and delivery methodologies.
Contributes hands-on to development activities, producing well-structured, maintainable code supported by automated testing and modern development practices.
Enhances team productivity through collaboration, reuse of frameworks, and adoption of scalable engineering patterns and tooling.
Ensures compliance with IT and Information Security policies, validating that deliverables meet required standards and contributing to ongoing policy enhancements.
Applies broad understanding of business functions (front, middle, and back office) and external partners to design solutions that enable efficient, controlled business processes.
Participates in special projects and additional responsibilities as needed.
Qualifications and Skills
Minimum 8 years of experience in software development, architecture, and system integration.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications(BCA), or Master’s in Computer Applications(MCA).
Expertise in software architecture, system design, and technical leadership for enterprise and delivering production-grade software in cloud-based environments.
Demonstrated technical leadership through hands-on contribution, mentoring, and technical guidance
A quality-first mindset, with experience building reliable, scalable, and observable systems
Comfort using AI-assisted engineering tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery flow
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering managers, product partners, and cross-functional stakeholders
Experience with frontend development technologies (Angular/React, JavaScript/Typescript, CSS, Jest)
Proficiency in NodeJS Typescript/JavaScript development
Proficiency in development with Java and Spring framework.
Experience with Python
Proficiency in Event Driven Architecture (Medallion Architecture)
Proficiency in Data Engineering focusing on Data Ingestion, Transformation and Load
Proficiency in DevOps concepts, tools and continuous delivery pipelines, specifically Git and GitHub
Proficiency in AWS technologies: CloudFront, S3, ECS, IAM, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Glue, Step functions, Athena and CloudWatch
Proficiency in relational databases, Postgres SQL
Proficiency in GenAI tools. Example: Claude Code, Copilot Agent
Preferred Certifications - AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Solution Consultant, Databricks
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.