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 India
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
This role is responsible for designing, building, and delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions and cloud-native applications that support large user populations. The individual will lead the development of innovative AI-powered products, scalable architectures, and automation capabilities while partnering with technical and business stakeholders to solve complex problems. Success in this role requires deep technical expertise, strong communication skills, and a passion for innovation.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement enterprise-scale AI applications and intelligent automation solutions.
- Lead the development of cloud-native applications, APIs, and AI-powered services using modern engineering practices.
- Drive the integration and implementation of AI/LLM technologies within business applications and workflows.
- Architect scalable, resilient, and secure solutions capable of supporting large-scale user adoption.
- Lead technical design discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practice initiatives.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Build and enhance deployment pipelines, automation frameworks, and DevOps capabilities.
- Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges across application, infrastructure, and AI solution layers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define solution strategies and deliver business outcomes.
- Mentor team members and contribute to technical capability development across engineering teams.
- Establish and maintain architectural standards, development guidelines, and technical documentation.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and champion innovative approaches that create measurable business value.
Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 1 years of experience in application development, system analysis, or database management.
- Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA).
- Minimum 5 years of related technology experience, including software engineering and solution delivery.
- Experience building and delivering AI solutions that support enterprise-scale environments and large user populations.
- Advanced expertise in AWS cloud services, GitHub, deployment pipelines, and modern software engineering practices.
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), JavaScript, TypeScript, or related programming languages.
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying AI/LLM-powered solutions in production environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and scalable application design.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, performance optimization, and operational excellence practices.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.
- Exceptional verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and technical leadership capabilities.
- Experience working in Agile environments and driving engineering best practices.
Desired Candidate Characteristics
- Proven track record of technical innovation and creative problem solving.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes in rapidly changing environments.
- Strong intellectual curiosity with a passion for emerging technologies and AI advancements.
- Startup-minded individual who thrives in building, experimenting, and iterating on new ideas.
- Growth mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and learning.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. 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.
Skills Required
- At least 1 year of experience in application development, system analysis, or database management
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Computer Applications
- At least 5 years of related technology experience, including software engineering and solution delivery
- Experience building and delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions
- Advanced expertise in AWS cloud services, GitHub, deployment pipelines, and modern software engineering practices
- Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or related languages
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying AI or LLM solutions in production
- Understanding of cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and scalable application design
- Experience with observability, monitoring, performance optimization, and operational excellence
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership capabilities
- Experience working in Agile environments and driving engineering best practices
- Proven track record of technical innovation and creative problem solving
- Passion for emerging technologies and AI advancements
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
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