Application Engineer
| Company | Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, NC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Minimum of three years related work experience, with at least one year of development experience.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- 2–5 years of experience in backend software engineering, ideally in an Agile environment.
- Proficiency in Java and experience with Spring Boot and RESTful APIs, and familiarity with microservice architecture.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools.
- Solid understanding of software development best practices including testing, design patterns, and clean code principles.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and/or infrastructure as code is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.
- A growth mindset and passion for learning new technologies.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices using Spring Boot, ensuring code quality, reusability, and performance.
- Support and enhance core shared Java libraries used across multiple applications within Advice and Wealth Management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, and DevOps to deliver value to clients and advisors.
- Participate in code reviews, unit/integration testing, and deployment processes in a CI/CD environment.
- Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Continuously learn and adopt new tools, technologies, and best practices aligned with enterprise standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues as part of an on-call rotation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience designing or supporting orchestrator microservices, especially in event-driven or workflow-based systems.
- Proficiency or working knowledge of Node.js and/or Python, particularly in building backend services, utilities, or automation scripts.
- Hands-on experience with tracing, monitoring, and observability tools such as Honeycomb, and Splunk.
- Experience with AWS services, especially ECS, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, or RDS.
- Understanding of OAuth2, JWT, and API security best practices.