Application Engineer - II PI Tech Invest - Trade Enablement India Team at Vanguard

Application Engineer - II PI Tech Invest - Trade Enablement India Team

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Hyderabad, India

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Full time

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End Date: September 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)

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179075

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

This role will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting critical trade enablement applications that power brokerage and investment operations. The role involves building scalable cloud-native solutions, developing microservices and REST APIs, supporting trade processing workflows, and contributing to the modernization of core trading platforms. The individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive operational excellence, and help deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing technology solutions that support Vanguard's investment and trading ecosystem

Responsibilites1. Provides intermediate level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases. Integrates third party products.2. Translates technical specifications into code for moderately 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.3. Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule. Provides follow up production support. Submits change control requests and documents.4. Follows software development methodology. Follows development architecture standards.5. Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues. Participates in systems analysis activities.6. Understands client business functions and technology needs. Understands Vanguard's tools, technologies, and applications/databases, including those that interface with business area and systems.7. Learns and complies with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures.8. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.9. Contribute to optimizing system performance through efficient database design and code enhancements to support scalability.10. Support the integration and maintenance of data pipelines between APIs and backend systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.11. Maintain and update software documentation for backend components, highlighting logic, processes, and architecture.12. Apply intermediate knowledge of backend system security and data protection best practices during development.Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 3 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).

• Experience with database design, SQL, and data optimization techniques for high-performance applications.

• Familiarity with API development, integration, and third-party software integration.

• Strong hands-on experience inJava, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices Architecture.

• Proficiency inAWS Cloud Servicesand cloud-native application development.

• Strong knowledge ofSQL, database design, and performance optimization.

• Experience building and supportingenterprise-scale distributed systems.

• Exposure toReact/Angular and Pythonis preferred.

• Understanding ofsoftware development lifecycle (SDLC)and Agile methodologies.

• Experience withproduction support, troubleshooting, and incident management.

• Financial Services, Trading, Brokerage, or Wealth Management domain experience is a plus.

• Excellentproblem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strongcommunication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

• Demonstratedownership mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

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.

About Us

Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.

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