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 globedirectly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguards 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.

Tech Lead Full Stack Engineering

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Tech Lead with 10+ years of experience in designing, developing, and leading the delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on technical expertise with leadership capabilities, guiding engineering teams through architecture, design, development, and deployment of enterprise solutions.

This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and engineering teams, while providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, driving engineering excellence, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Drive solution design, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making across multiple initiatives.

Establish and enforce engineering standards, coding practices, and development methodologies.

Provide technical guidance on complex design, scalability, performance, and security challenges.

Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to quality, security, and maintainability standards.

Collaborate with architects and senior stakeholders to define technology roadmaps and solution strategies.

Engineering & Delivery

Design, develop, test, and maintain full stack applications using modern technologies and frameworks.

Translate business requirements into scalable and sustainable technical solutions.

Develop responsive frontend applications and robust backend services.

Design and implement RESTful APIs, integrations, and event-driven solutions.

Design database schemas and drive performance optimization initiatives.

Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

Drive CI/CD adoption and deployment automation practices.

Support production readiness, troubleshooting, incident resolution, and operational excellence.

Champion observability, monitoring, logging, and performance optimization initiatives.

Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards and secure software development practices.

Required Skills

Engineering Leadership

Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring

Solution Architecture & System Design

Engineering Best Practices & Governance

Stakeholder Management

Delivery Ownership

Technical Roadmap Planning

Agile Leadership

Core Engineering

Frontend Development (Angular preferred/current stack or React)

Backend Development (Java and/or Node.js)

API Design & Integration

Object-Oriented Programming

Software Design Principles

Design Patterns

Microservices Architecture

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Cloud Services

CI/CD Pipelines

Docker & Kubernetes

Infrastructure Fundamentals

DevSecOps Practices

Deployment Automation

Data & Integration

Relational and NoSQL Databases

Data Modeling

RESTful APIs and GraphQL

Event-Driven Architecture

Kafka-based Integrations

Quality & Security

Automated Testing Strategies

Security Best Practices

Application Monitoring

Logging & Observability

Performance Engineering

Ways of Working

Agile/Scrum Methodology

Requirement Analysis

Problem Solving

Cross-functional Collaboration

Excellent Communication Skills

Coaching and Mentoring

Preferred / Differentiating Skills

Candidates with experience in the following areas will stand out:

GraphQL

Front-end Observability

Personalization Engines

Design Token Automation

Confluent Kafka and Event-Driven Architectures

Analytics-Driven Experimentation

A/B Testing Platforms

Strong AI Engineering Exposure

Agentic AI Patterns and Frameworks

AI-Assisted Development Tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor)

Platform Engineering supporting multiple product journeys

Cloud-native Architecture and Modernization Programs

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 successat work and in lifewith 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.