Senior Full-Stack Engineering Lead at Vanguard

We’re seeking a Senior Technical Lead to play a hands‑on leadership role across full‑stack systems, influencing solution design, guiding complex technical decisions, and partnering closely with architects and senior engineers.
The Technical Lead acts as a solution influencer and technical steward, balancing architectural principles with real‑world delivery. You’ll help shape system direction, assess architectural impact, and ensure solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and maintainable.
You will collaborate closely with architects — not just receive direction — and guide teams through critical technical trade‑offs that affect long‑term platform health.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical leader across the full stack, guiding design and implementation of systems spanning UI, APIs, services, and cloud infrastructure.

• Influence solution design conversations, offering architectural impact assessments and recommendations.

• Partner closely with architects, engineers, and product teams to shape technical direction and delivery approaches.

• Guide teams through complex technical decisions, including performance trade‑offs, scalability, security, and maintainability.

• Review and approve technical designs, code contributions, and architectural proposals.

• Apply deep expertise in full‑stack development, including server‑side logic, APIs, and modern front‑end frameworks.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues, including performance bottlenecks and cross‑service data flow challenges.

• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and enterprise standards.

• Lead or contribute to cross‑platform initiatives and strategic technical projects.

• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and engineering best practices.

• Promote continuous improvement in engineering standards, development methodologies, and use of emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in full‑stack development, including:

• Backend systems and APIs (e.g., Java, Spring Boot)

• Front‑end frameworks (e.g., Angular, modern JavaScript frameworks)

• Strong experience designing and influencing scalable, performant, and secure systems.

• Experience working collaboratively with architects to shape and assess system designs.

• Hands‑on experience in cloud environments (AWS or similar).

• Strong understanding of architectural patterns, integration strategies, and system resiliency.

• Experience working in Agile environments, using tools such as Jira and Confluence.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and influence decisions across teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with cloud infrastructure tooling (e.g., CloudFormation)

• Exposure to distributed or microservices architectures

• Cloud certifications (AWS or similar)

Special Factors Sponsorship

Vanguard is not 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.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our 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.