Application Engineer - II

About Vanguard

Vanguard Australia has been helping investors achieve their long-term financial goals for over 20 years. Serving institutional and individual clients, and financial advisers, we offer investment solutions that are low-cost, diversified and robust through time.

With more than AUD $11 trillion in assets under management Vanguard is one of the world's largest global investment management companies. In Australia we partner with institutional clients, financial advisers and individual investors to offer low-cost investment solutions. Our comprehensive range of managed funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and tailored investment solutions are built to support long-term investment success for our clients.

Our Team & Opportunity

This role will join the Personal Investor Technology department. At the core of our strategy is our technology and crew - providing best in class technology services that are designed to scale with our growing business. We encourage reuse across business lines, and a service-based architecture that enables agile delivery aligned to client outcomes.

The Application Engineer, will contribute to the development and delivery of new features, bringing best of class experience to our clients across Personal Investor and Superannuation business.

Core Accountabilities

• Capable of designing solutions, writing code, testing code, automating test and deployment
• Work effectively with a high degree of autonomy within a collaboratively minded team
• Translates technical specifications, and/or logical and physical design into code for new or enhancement to projects for internal clients.
• Develops code and test artifacts that reuse subroutines or objects that are well structured and backed by automated tests
• Employs contemporary software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that supports automation
• Provides system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases for client/server-, Web-, and/or PC-based software or middleware. Integrates third party products.
• Elevates code into the development, test, and Production environments on schedule. Provides follow up Production support. Submits change control requests and documents.
• Thoroughly understands software development methodology. Thoroughly understands architecture standards. Trains and mentors staff with less experience. Resolves issues elevated from staff with less experience.
• Participates in design, code, and test Inspections throughout life cycle to identify issues. Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients.
• Performs systems analysis, including system requirements analysis and definition (e.g., prototyping), and logical and physical design.
• Writes the system/technical portion of assigned deliverables.
• Communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience.
• Thoroughly understands and complies with IT policies and procedures, especially those for quality and productivity standards that enable the team to meet established milestones. Thoroughly understands and complies with all Information Security policies and procedures, and verifies deliverables meet Information Security requirements.

Key Technical Skills

• Java 11+ with Spring Boot 3 and Spring 6.
• Angular 15+
• Node.js
• React Native
• Typescript

Agile/Digital Experience

• Experience in Agile Development
• Understands relationship with Product Owner, Scrum Master, and rest of technical team
• Experience with a variety of technical skills, including fluency in Java and JavaScript

Individual Skills

• Strong communication skills with ability to learn and adapt to a rapidly evolving tech stack
• Strong strategic problem-solving skills to innovation
• Knowledgeable in databases and can speak about uses cases for different types
• Pragmatic approach to software development including continuous improvements, testing, and user-focused software

Specialization that will make an impact:

• AWS (DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, Cloud Formation, Kinesis, SNS, SQS, Amazon RDS)
• Test automation and test-driven development practices and frameworks - mutation testing, functional testing (JUnit, Cucumber), mock frameworks (Mockito, etc.), contract testing
• Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts, tools and continuous delivery pipelines - Github, Maven, Jira, etc.
• Experience in mobile developer (react native), API management platforms, design standards, patterns and best practices is a plus

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing."

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Melbourne, Australia

Job ID: Vanguard-173195

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-29T19:59:28