Investment Systems Application Engineer - IV,- Vanguard Personalized Indexing
Core
Design and build scalable backend services and APIs supporting portfolio construction, optimization, trading, and analytics workflows for mission-critical investment platforms.
Role type
Senior IC backend platform engineer (financial systems)
Builds
Scalable microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native services for investment management
Domain
Financial services / Investment management / Wealth technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Python, distributed systems design, microservices architecture, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, system reliability engineering, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Event-driven patterns, asynchronous processing, containerization, observability
Technologies
Java, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend services and APIs; Architect and implement microservices and event-driven systems; Provide senior-level system design and technical direction; Mentor engineers and lead code reviews; Develop deep understanding of investment management workflows; Build and operate cloud-native services on AWS
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership