Application Engineer - III (AWS & Backend)
Core
Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable backend applications, databases, and infrastructure for Vanguard's investment management platform.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (AWS & Cloud)
Builds
CREDaaS capabilities, platforms, and infrastructure
Domain
Financial services / Cloud infrastructure
Required skills
AWS (ECS, Lambda, Aurora, Neptune, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL), Python, TypeScript, REST/GraphQL, API management, database design and optimization, production support, SRE practices
Preferred skills
AI agents (Claude Code), AWS Cloud Practitioner certification
Technologies
AWS, Neptune, Lambda, CloudFormation, Kong, NGINX, Auth0, Okta, OPA/Envoy, Splunk, PagerDuty, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry, Confluence, JIRA
Responsibilities
Perform advanced system analysis, design, and development of backend solutions; enable and maintain CREDaaS capabilities and AWS infrastructure; translate technical specifications into code and implement test automation; lead backend system optimization and data integration; manage release, deployment, and production support activities; advocate for engineering best practices in security and resilience; collaborate on backend interface design and documentation; provide technical leadership and mentorship to less-experienced engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
