Application Engineer - I at Vanguard in Hyderabad, India

Application Engineer - I

Location: Hyderabad, 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

The role provides to work as a Full Stack Engineer within this team, responsible for building and enhancing Wealth Management digital experiences. It involves developing customer-facing widgets and Micro Front-End applications, collaborating with global stakeholders, and contributing to product delivery, architecture, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Wealth Management widgets and Micro Front-End applications.
• Build scalable full-stack solutions using React, Node.js, Express.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Develop and support cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business teams, and global stakeholders to deliver business priorities.
• Implement Wealth Management enhancements across multiple digital platforms.
• Ensure application performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and follow engineering best practices.
• Contribute to solution design, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making.
• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  
  Qualifications:
  
• Strong experience in React.js, Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and GraphQL.
• Experience in API development and AWS cloud technologies.
• Ability to build scalable and high-performing web applications
• Good communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience in full-stack development using React and Node.js.
• Experience workingin Agile development environments
• Hands-on exposure to AWS and modern web application development
• Wealth Management or Financial Services domain experience is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global teams and drive end-to-end delivey

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.