Application Engineer - III at Vanguard · Manchester

Application Engineer - III Location: Manchester, United Kingdom We are seeking a highly skilled web developer to contribute to our Design System, a library of reusable Angular components consumed by multiple product teams across Vanguard. The ideal candidate is passionate about component-driven development, design consistency, and engineering quality at scale. We are seeking a highly skilled web developer to contribute to our Design System, a library of reusable Angular components consumed by multiple product teams across Vanguard. The ideal candidate is passionate about component-driven development, design consistency, and engineering quality at scale. Key Responsibilities - Develop and maintain reusable UI component libraries using Angular v18+ and TypeScript, following modern Angular patterns including standalone components and server-side rendering. - Manage multi-project builds and enforce project boundaries using the Nx monorepo tooling, running targeted builds and tests across affected packages. - Integrate AI capabilities into engineering workflows. - Introduce AI powered engineering tools, including agents, AI driven testing solutions and by utilising various MCPs. - Document and showcase components using Storybook, including accessibility auditing, design integration, and MDX-based documentation. -  Understanding of Package publishing processes, managing, and versioning with semantic versioning conventions. - Integrate with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) using the AEM SPA SDK for headless and hybrid content delivery patterns. - Maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, lint, test, and publish workflows across multiple packages. - Deploy and support applications on AWS infrastructure. - Uphold code quality standards. Nice to Have - Experience with Java and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including Maven build tooling for AEM package deployment. - Advanced NodeJS experience. - Experience with other Programming Languages (e.g. Java, Python). - Familiarity with GraphQL. - Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and automated accessibility testing practices. - Experience publishing and versioning npm packages to private registries. - Exposure to charting libraries such as amCharts. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our 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.