Application Engineer - III PI Tech Core - Tax Form and Delivery

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 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 and develop scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and Microservices
• Build and maintain federated GraphQL APIs using Apollo Federation/Supergraph
• Develop modern user interfaces using Angular, React, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Architect and implement API-first solutions using REST APIs and GraphQL
• Leverage AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora RDS, IAM, and CloudFormation
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to translate requirements into secure and scalable solutions
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, test automation, TDD/BDD, and best practices
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Bitbucket, Maven, Artifactory, and Jira
• Monitor application performance and reliability using Splunk, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, and OpenTelemetry
• Ensure application security through Okta, API Security, Authentication, and Identity Management
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within Agile/DevOps environments
• Support platform modernization initiatives using AWS, GraphQL, Microservices, and Event-Driven Architecture
• Improve system reliability, observability, scalability, and performance through modern engineering practices and DevOps automation.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, system integration, database design, and back-end architecture.
• 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
• Excellent communication skills