Application Engineer - III
About The Position
Team Revenant is a full-stack engineering team within Vanguard's Portfolio Construction product sub-family in the Advice & Wealth Management Technology organization, building and modernizing Portfolio Settings (WAR) — A mission-critical advisor-facing UI application that orchestrates portfolio configuration across 30+ downstream services at enterprise scale. The team owns the full stack: a serverless Angular frontend, a TypeScript/Node.js BFF layer deployed on AWS ECS, and deep integrations spanning client enrollment, portfolio construction, rebalance engine and investment management operations. It's a great opportunity for developers who enjoy full-stack ownership, distributed systems challenges, complex multi-service state management across 30+ REST-integrated platforms, and building resilient systems that directly shape how financial advisors manage investments for thousands of Vanguards Adviced clients
Requirements
- Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least one year of development experience.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Responsibilities
- Provides senior level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases.
- Integrates third party products.
- Translates technical specifications into code for complex new or enhancement projects for internal clients.
- Writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports.
- Employs software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that support automation.
- Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule.
- Provides follow up production support.
- Submits change control requests and documents.
- Thoroughly understands software development methodology.
- Thoroughly understands development architecture standards.
- Trains and mentors staff with less experience.
- Resolves elevated issues.
- Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues.
- Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients.
- Performs systems analysis activities.
- Thoroughly understands client business functions and technology needs.
- Has a broad understanding of Vanguard?s technologies, tools, and applications, including those that interface with business area and systems.
- Interfaces with cross functional team members, and communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience.
- Thoroughly understands and complies with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures, and verifies that deliverables meet requirements.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
