Application Engineer II: Modern Web Apps & Cloud

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking an intermediate-level application engineer to support retirement platforms. You will design, develop, test, and support modern web apps using Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java, translating requirements into scalable software solutions.

You will participate in code reviews, develop APIs and backend services, and contribute to modernization of legacy systems. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and strong focus on reliability and observability are expected.

Qualifications

• Three years related work experience with at least one year of development.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting applications throughout the SDLC.
• Proficiency with Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of automated testing strategies and quality engineering practices.
• Familiarity with observability concepts: logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, alerts.
• Knowledge of Secure SDLC principles and secure coding practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot across development, testing, and production, including AWS-hosted apps.
• Experience or interest in SRE practices and incident response.
• Experience working within Agile product teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide intermediate-level engineering, analysis, design, development, and production support for Vanguard's retirement platforms.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support modern web apps using Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java.
• Translate requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Develop and support APIs, backend services, and integrations.
• Contribute to modernization and migration of legacy systems.
• Support performance, reliability, and observability practices.
• Collaborate within Agile product teams with product owners, engineers, architects, testers, and partners.
• Participate in incident management and continuous improvement efforts.
• Improve reliability and production readiness with cross-team collaboration.
• Engage in planning, sprint reviews, and release activities.

Skills

Angular

TypeScript

Node.js

Java

CI/CD

DevOps

Observability

SRE concepts

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Tools

Git

GitHub

AWS

Production Monitoring Tools

Job description

Vanguard is seeking an intermediate-level application engineer to support retirement platforms. You will design, develop, test, and support modern web apps using Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, and Java, translating requirements into scalable software solutions.

You will participate in code reviews, develop APIs and backend services, and contribute to modernization of legacy systems. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and strong focus on reliability and observability are expected.