Application Engineer – III

As an Android Engineer, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Vanguard Personal Investor app. Your primary focus will be development of Android applications and their integration with third party back end services. You will be working alongside a team of engineers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

Job Summary

As an Android Engineer, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Vanguard Personal Investor app. Your primary focus will be development of Android applications and their integration with third party back end services. You will be working alongside a team of engineers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

About Vanguard

Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded by Jack Bogle in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. Jack helped bring investing to the masses with the index fund. Index funds do not pick individual shares or bonds to beat the market. They supervise the performance of the entire market. Or as Jack put it, "Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!”. We have stood for low-cost, uncomplicated investing ever since. Over the last 45 years people have come round to our way of thinking and more than 30 million investors worldwide now trust us with their money.

Core Responsibilities

As a Application Engineer – III, you will;

You will help to create reliable applications for the Android platform that makes investing simple and straight forward for customers. You will be involved in the whole life cycle from suggesting new features to releasing the application. Writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports. Employs software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that support automation. Provides senior level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases. Integrates third party products. Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues. Participates in systems analysis activities. Understands client business functions and technology needs. Understands Vanguard's tools, technologies, and applications/databases, including those that interface with business area and systems. Learns and aligns with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports. Employs software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that support automation.

What it takes:

The candidate will be able to contribute to the team success through excellent software development contribution. In our highly collaborative environments, we’re seeking fast learners with a willingness to help the team where needed the most. We're looking for people who are passionate about providing outstanding service for our clients, understand how to translate business requirements into world class software products.

Our Technologies Stack

• Android Native on latest SDK and Language version
• Backend for Frontend to enable the Mobile App team
• Microservice Architecture based on Spring Boot written in Kotlin
• Completely cloud based infrastructure (GitOps) on AWS (Cloudfront, ECS, SQS, SNS, S3)
• Git, Atlassian Suite, JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams

Technologies we rely on for Android development

• Kotlin
• MVVM + Kotlin StateFlow
• Kotlin coroutines
• Hilt as DI framework
• OkHttp, Retrofit
• UI: single activity pattern. Jetpack Compose is on our radar
• Testing: Mockito-kotlin, Mockk, Espresso

Special Factors

• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
• This is a hybrid position and would require you to work in the office location Tuesday-Thursday.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued dedication to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.