About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and results-driven Intermediate Application Engineer to join our dynamic team within the Advice and Wealth Management Technology subdivision. You will play a critical role in building, enhancing, and supporting a suite of Spring Boot microservices and Java-based libraries that are foundational to our advisor digital solutions.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment, is eager to grow their technical expertise, and wants to contribute to high-impact initiatives within a leading financial services firm.
What You’ll Do
• Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring code quality, reusability, and performance.
• Support and enhance core shared Java libraries used across multiple applications within Advice and Wealth Management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, and DevOps to deliver value to clients and advisors.
• Participate in code reviews, unit/integration testing, and deployment processes in a CI/CD environment.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Continuously learn and adopt new tools, technologies, and best practices aligned with enterprise standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues as part of an on-call rotation.
What We’re Looking For
• 2–5 years of experience in backend software engineering, ideally in an Agile environment.
• Proficiency in Java and experience with Spring Boot and RESTful APIs, and familiarity with microservice architecture.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools.
• Solid understanding of software development best practices including testing, design patterns, and clean code principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and/or infrastructure as code is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.
• A growth mindset and passion for learning new technologies.
Nice to Have
While not required, experience in the following areas will help you stand out:
• Prior experience designing or supporting orchestrator microservices, especially in event-driven or workflow-based systems.
• Proficiency or working knowledge of Node.js and/or Python, particularly in building backend services, utilities, or automation scripts.
• Hands-on experience with tracing, monitoring, and observability tools such as Honeycomb, and Splunk.
• Experience with AWS services, especially ECS, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, or RDS.
• Understanding of OAuth2, JWT, and API security best practices.
• Strong knowledge of the Finance/Investment Management industry.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
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.
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What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.
Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind.
Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets.
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