Application Engineer IV

About Vanguard 

More than 50 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.  

Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.  

Our Team & Opportunity  

The Equity Investment Management Systems (EIMS) team services our global Investment Management Group (IMG) who manages our equity portfolios. Vanguard currently have ~12.1 trillions USD of asset under management in equity. 

The team in Australia is responsible for providing software development and support services for our global IMG business consisting of the Equity Investment Group, Fixed Income Investment Group, with contributions to large modernization and digital transformation programs. We are looking to grow our team in the region through the addition of a senior engineer.   

What We Are Looking For  

• Strong investment management knowledge - FX, derivatives, portfolio management, and asset management. 
• Design, implement, and optimize backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, Java, and possibly Go. 
• Hands-on experience with AI tooling: LLM -based agent frameworks (e.g., Claude, Bedrock), prompt engineering, and agentic workflow design

• Design, implement, and optimize front-end applications, including a legacy Java RPC thick client and modern React web apps. 

• A passionate Developer with broad knowledge in various methodology practices and concepts: full product life cycle, Agile methodology, DevSecOps principals etc  

• A strong and in-depth understanding of AWS, CI/CD practices, and modern development practices. Tooling such as Git/GitHub, Docker etc. 

• Contribute to architecture planning, technical decisions, and lead solution designs. 

• Identify performance bottlenecks, resolve production issues, and lead root cause analysis. 

• Drive automation testing and support team members with cross-story testing. 

• Collaborate with engineers across global teams in the US and UK to deliver complex solutions. 

Specialization that will make an impact:  

• 8+ years of software engineering experience across both front end and backend with hands-on work across multiple languages  

• Proven ability to design and build APIs, microservices, and distributed systems at production scale. 

• Effective communicator who enjoys collaborating globally & cross divisional departments, mentoring, and contributing to technical leadership. 

• Can do attitude - proactive, energetic, and passionate about solving complex problems. 

• Ability to troubleshoot complex incidents, identify root causes across systems, and implement reliable, maintainable fixes. 

Inclusion Statement 

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.” 

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. 

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard’s core purpose. 

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.