Application Engineer - III, Secure Site, Code Squad

The role is looking for an experienced, full-stack engineer who designs, builds, and supports complex, client‑facing applications on Vanguard’s Secure Site. In this role, you will take ownership of features end‑to‑end, influence technical direction, and mentor other engineers while delivering reliable, scalable solutions.

Code Squad is a collaborative full-stack engineering team responsible for modernizing and supporting critical Secure Site experiences, including Accounts, Transaction History, Order Status, and related client workflows. The team works closely with Product, UX, Platform, and Cloud partners to deliver high-impact functionality while continuously improving architecture and reliability. Our work is highly visible and allows for ample opportunity to stand out and present to our leadership team.

We are Secure Site’s junk drawer team, which has advantages and disadvantages, expect to be kept busy, but with an interesting and diverse set of work!

• Modern front-end development using React, Type Script, and Microfront ends (MFEs) in Stencil

• Integration with shared UI frameworks such as App Shell and AEM Content Fragments

• API‑driven architectures including REST and GraphQL / Supergraph concepts.

  • Our APIs are a mix of Java and Angular client‑side framework with Nest.js

• Cloud-native deployment environments, primarily AWS.

• Observability tools including Splunk, Honeycomb, and Grafana

• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.

• Modern AWS databases like DynamoDB

• AI assisted development using CoPilot, Claude, or similar LLM

• Deep experience working on large‑scale, client‑facing applications.

• Exposure to modern architecture patterns and platform integrations.

• Opportunities to lead initiatives and influence technical direction.

• A collaborative team culture that values learning, mentorship, and continuous improvement.

Code Squad balances serious engineering work with a supportive and inclusive team culture. Engineers are encouraged to experiment, learn, participate in hackathons and demos, and bring their full selves to work while making a real impact for clients.

• Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least one year of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.