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
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications using Java and AWS technologies.
- Develop and support RESTful APIs, backend services, and cloud-native solutions to meet business requirements.
- Build and maintain frontend, backend, and batch-processing components of the Charitable Gifting platform.
- Design, optimize, and manage database solutions using Aurora, RDS, Redshift, and SQL.
- Participate in platform modernization initiatives, feature enhancements, and application upgrades.
- Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure and reliable technology solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and support incident resolution activities.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and operational stability through best engineering practices.
- Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support knowledge transition, operational readiness, and long-term ownership of the Vanguard Charitable Gifting Application
Qualifications and Skills
- 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.
- Expertise in server-side development, system integration, and API management; strong knowledge of database design, optimization, debugging, and performance tuning.Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience in Java application development.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Proficiency in AWS Cloud Services, including Aurora, RDS, and Redshift.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database design, development, and optimization.
- Experience with batch processing frameworks such as AWS Glue, Control-M, or similar tools.
- Understanding of cloud-native application architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience with application support, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with React.js /Angular nfor frontend development - Good to have
- Experience working in Financial Services, Wealth Management, or Investment platforms.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. 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
- Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, system integration, database design, and back-end architecture.
- Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or related field (Master's/Diploma acceptable).
- Strong hands-on experience in Java application development.
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Proficiency in AWS Cloud Services (Aurora, RDS, Redshift).
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database design, development, optimization, and performance tuning.
- Experience with batch processing frameworks such as AWS Glue or Control-M.
- Understanding of cloud-native application architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience with application support, troubleshooting, production issue resolution, and root cause analysis.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, debugging, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
- Experience with React.js or Angular for frontend development.
- Experience in Financial Services, Wealth Management, or Investment platforms.
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.
Vanguard Insights
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. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
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