Application Engineering Technical 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’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 Java 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, build, and deliver scalable, resilient, and high-quality technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead adoption of modern engineering practices, including:Microservices architecture,API-first design and GraphQL Supergraph (Apollo Federation) architecture
• Develop and support cloud-native applications on AWS, leveraging services such as:AWS Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, Data platforms
• Implement and maintain federated GraphQL APIs to enable seamless integration across distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence through: Code quality improvement, Test automation, Observability and monitorin and Continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure solutions meet security, reliability, and performance standards, including identity management and API security.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting technical growth and continuous learning.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and support DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and Automated deployments
• Support modernization of the Tax platform using cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern UI technologies.
• Enable unified data access across distributed applications through Apollo Federation/GraphQL Supergraph implementations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of related work experience in software development and system integration.
• 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

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

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.