Application Engineer - II PI Tech Core - Tax Form and Delivery
Core
Design, develop, and implement scalable cloud-native applications and databases, supporting backend performance optimization and secure development for Vanguard's investment management platform.
Role type
Intermediate Application Engineer (Cloud/Backend)
Builds
Scalable cloud-native applications, federated GraphQL APIs, and modern user interfaces for investment services.
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Node.js, AWS, SQL, CI/CD, Microservices, REST APIs, GraphQL, TDD/BDD
Preferred skills
Python, Azure/GCP, Adobe Experience Manager, legacy system debugging, SLO monitoring
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora RDS, CloudFormation), GraphQL (Apollo Federation), GitHub, Bitbucket, Maven, Artifactory, Jira, Splunk, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry, Okta
Responsibilities
Design and develop scalable cloud-native applications; Build and maintain federated GraphQL APIs; Develop modern user interfaces; Architect API-first solutions; Implement CI/CD pipelines; Mentor junior engineers; Support platform modernization; Improve system reliability and observability.
Seniority
Intermediate, hands-on IC