Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer, Cloud & AI

About Vanguard

Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of cloud-based applications and intelligent digital experiences. This role combines strong engineering expertise with architecture leadership, stakeholder engagement, and team mentorship responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack software solutions.
• Define architecture and technical solution strategies.
• Guide engineering teams on design patterns, scalability, and best practices.
• Lead technical reviews, code reviews, and solution evaluations.
• Provide technical direction across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define solutions.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and dependencies.
• Drive engineering standards, automation, and operational excellence.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Approximately 10 years of overall technology experience.
• Minimum 3 years of technical leadership experience.
• Strong full-stack application development expertise.
• Experience with JavaScript, Angular, APIs, and integration services.
• Strong AWS cloud experience.
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD practices.
• Proven architecture and solution-design experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
• Exposure to Generative AI and conversational AI platforms.
• Experience with agent-based AI solutions.
• Experience building large-scale cloud-native applications

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose

To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

Financial wellness

We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.

Physical wellness

We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.

Personal wellness

We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.