Senior Software Engineer – Backend, Serverless at Vanguard

Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and operate backend and serverless applications powering hybrid batch and real-time trading workflows.

• Perform senior-level system analysis to translate business requirements into maintainable designs and well-structured code.

• Build cloud-native and serverless solutions on AWS (e.g., Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, EKS) using event-driven and distributed-system patterns.

• Drive technical design decisions, contribute thoughtful code reviews, and help shape testing approaches that improve quality, security, and performance.

• Own delivery end-to-end: CI/CD, release readiness, and safe promotion through development, test, and production environments.

• Provide production support and incident response; troubleshoot complex issues and resolve them.

• Build observability into services (logging, metrics, tracing) and use instrumentation to understand customer behavior and business outcomes.

• Mentor engineers and collaborate across roles; share knowledge and help the team deliver with speed and reliability.

• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and peer engineers to shape roadmaps and deliver measurable value.

• Continuously improve how we build and run software (automation, developer experience, reliability practices, and post-incident learning).

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least one year of development experience.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent training/experience).

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with hands-on backend development.

• Strong programming skills, with deep experience in Node.js and TypeScript

• Experience building and supporting cloud-native, serverless, event-driven systems or distributed systems.

• Strong engineering fundamentals (development methodologies, architecture standards, system design).

• Planning and organizational skills; able to manage work independently and collaboratively

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with high-throughput, highly available platforms (trading-specific, financial services or other regulated domains is a plus).

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Kafka, IAM, EKS, and CloudFormation.

• Comfortable working in production-focused teams, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and on-call or incident response.

• Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives end-to-end.

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.