Team Search Party is redefining how investors find, understand, and act on information across Vanguard’s digital ecosystem.
We build AI‑driven, omnichannel search experiences that power discovery across web, mobile, secure site, and emerging conversational interfaces, turning questions into confident next steps through relevance, wayfinding, and intelligent guidance.
Qualifications
TS02 ownership & delivery
Owns outcomes and independently delivers high‑complexity, end‑to‑end solutions
Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments; drives work through ambiguity
Acts as an informal leader: team seeks their expertise; coaches/mentors and helps others navigate challenging situations
AI mindset + rapid learning
Passion for AI and interest in applying AI tools/patterns to engineering work
Able to self‑direct learning, ramp quickly, and share knowledge (docs/demos/pairing) with the team
Cloud & backend (priority)
Strong AWS experience (with preference for ECS and Lambda)
Python proficiency and experience building/supporting REST APIs
Experience with service integrations and shared platform components
Frontend / UI engineering
Strong UI fundamentals: JavaScript (React preferred)
Experience building maintainable UI patterns and collaborating across frontend + backend boundaries
Operational excellence
Production ownership mindset: observability, reliability, incident response participation, and operational hygiene
Comfort working in environments with monitoring/alerting and on-call readiness as needed
Nice‑to‑Have Skills & Experience
AEM / Adobe digital experience stack
AEM experience; familiarity with broader Adobe ecosystem (e.g., Target, Web SDK, AEP)
Search and discoverability domain
Experience with search UI patterns, discoverability, and shared components that support large-scale experiences
Accessibility
Familiarity with accessibility standards and tooling (e.g., WCAG, NVDA, VoiceOver, Axe)
Platform modernization
Experience improving resiliency, performance, and scaling practices for client-facing platforms
Experience modernizing authentication/authorization flows or hardening APIs
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.
Top Skills
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.
