Application Engineer III / Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Cloud & AI
Vanguard
About the role
Provides advanced level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases, under general direction.
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 India
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
We are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and support cloud-based applications and intelligent digital experiences. This role requires expertise across frontend and backend development, API integration, AWS cloud services, and modern software engineering practices. The successful candidate will contribute to scalable application development while supporting the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities and automation.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications.
- Build responsive user interfaces using modern frontend technologies.
- Develop backend services, APIs, and integration solutions.
- Deliver cloud-native applications using AWS services.
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design activities.
- Support CI/CD and deployment automation using GitHub-based workflows.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application, integration, and performance issues.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and quality teams to deliver business solutions.
- Maintain technical documentation and engineering standards.
- Contribute to AI-driven and automation-focused initiatives where applicable.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience in application development.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
- Strong full-stack development experience.
- Proficiency in JavaScript and modern web technologies.
- Experience with Angular or comparable frontend frameworks.
- Experience developing and integrating REST APIs.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
- Experience using GitHub and modern development workflows.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Exposure to Generative AI or conversational AI solutions.
- Experience with agent-based AI platforms.
- Experience building scalable cloud-native applications.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. 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.
Eligibility & process
Who can apply
Seniority: Mid-Senior level. Employment type: Full-time
Skills & stack
Selection process
Details are shared by the recruiter after shortlisting.
Prep kit
19 resourcesStudy material 4
Company-specific guides 4
Likely coding questions 4
Round-wise strategy 4
Technical questions 4
What is the bias-variance tradeoff and how do you prevent overfitting? Answer
Explain the difference between Precision, Recall, and F1-Score. Answer
How does Gradient Descent work and what is the role of Learning Rate? Answer
What is the difference between Supervised, Unsupervised, and Self-Supervised learning? Answer
Behavioural & HR questions 3
Highlight Vanguard's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in JavaScript directly solve their team's objectives.
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
Competitive Package
Hyderabad, India
Seniority: Mid-Senior level. Employment t…
