Investment Systems Application Engineer - IV

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a full-stack engineer with a strong UI focus to build the next generation of investor interfaces for VPI, supporting portfolio managers, operations teams, and investment workflows. The role spans front-end, middle and back-office needs with data-driven UIs.

The ideal candidate has experience in investment/wealth management UI, expert Java/Python backend skills, and strong cloud‑native AWS deployment, plus a passion for scalable, user‑centric design.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience with at least 5+ years in investment/wealth management apps.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field.
• Strong front-end development experience with modern frameworks (Angular or React).
• Experience building full-stack applications (Java/Python backend).
• Solid understanding of investment workflows and user personas.
• Understanding of API design and integration.
• Experience working with cloud-native systems (AWS preferred).
• Ability to contribute as an individual contributor while guiding design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build modern, responsive user interfaces for investment workflows.
• Develop end-to-end features spanning UI, APIs, and backend services.
• Create reusable UI components and design patterns.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into user-centric designs.
• Ensure performance, scalability, and usability across applications.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and UI platform evolution.

Skills

Front-end development

Angular or React

Full-stack development

API design

AWS / cloud-native

UI/UX understanding

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in a related field

Tools

Java

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are seeking a full‑stack engineer with strong UI specialization to help build the next generation of user interfaces for VPI—supporting portfolio managers, operations teams, and investment workflows. The ideal candidate brings experience building user interfaces for investment or wealth management systems and has a strong understanding of investment workflows and user needs across front, middle, and back office functions.

Core Responsibilities

UI / Front‑End Engineering

• Design and build modern, responsive user interfaces for investment workflows
• Develop rich, data‑driven applications supporting portfolio analysis and operations
• Create reusable UI components and design patterns

Full‑Stack Development

• Develop end‑to‑end features spanning UI, APIs, and backend services
• Provides expert level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of investment applications and databases.
• Integrates third party products. Ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved.
• Ensure performance, scalability, and usability across applications

Product & User Experience

• Partner with business stakeholders (PMs, Ops, Research) to translate requirements into user‑centric designs
• Thoroughly understands client investment business functions and technology needs
• Improve usability and efficiency of workflows replacing legacy/manual processes
• Support iterative development and continuous feedback loops

Cloud & Engineering Practices

• Build applications deployed on AWS using modern CI/CD practices
• Ensure code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Contribute to architectural discussions and UI platform evolution
• Is well versed on the latest technologies and tools supporting software development in the industry

SDLC

• Ensures the viability of investment systems IT deliverables. Conducts testing, including functionality, technical limitations, and security.
• Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule. Provides follow up production support.
• Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues. Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients. Performs systems analysis activities.
• Develops broad and deep understanding of Vanguard’s technologies, tools, and applications, including those that interface with business area and systems.
• Complies with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures, and verifies that deliverables meet requirements.

Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least 5+ years of software engineering experience building investment, wealth management, or financial applications.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field
• Strong front‑end development experience (modern frameworks such as Angular or React)
• Experience building full‑stack applications (Java/Python backend)
• Solid understanding of investment workflows and user personas (portfolio managers, trading operations, research analysts)
• Understanding of API design and integration
• Experience working with cloud‑native systems (AWS preferred)
• Ability to contribute as a individual contributor while guiding design decisions degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

Future of Work

During the pandemic, we transitioned to a work from home model for the majority of our crew and we continue to interview, hire, and on-board future crew remotely.

As we have developed the path forward, we have taken a thoughtful approach that both maximizes the advantages of working remotely and the many benefits of coming together and collaborating in a shared workspace. We believe that in-person interactions among our crew are important for preserving our unique culture and advantageous for the personal development of our crew.

When our Crew return to the office, many will work in our hybrid model. A smaller proportion of our crew will operate in the Work from Home work model (for example, field sales crew); or in the Work from Office model (for example, portfolio managers).

The working model that your role falls into will be communicated to you in the interview process – please do ask if you are unsure. We encourage you to make the decision regarding your job interview and offer knowing which model your role will fall into. We will test and learn as our ways of working evolve and will continue to evaluate working models along the way.

Salary Range:

$100,000.00 - $180,000.00