This is a Application Engineer role with one of the leading companies in AU right now Vanguard Australia with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at Vanguard Australia Our Team & Opportunity This is a permanent Application Engineer role in the INSIGHT durable product team. INSIGHT is an in-house developed web-based analytics platform, written in Python and hosted in AWS. Its goal is to provide investment analytics to enhance the investment management process of Vanguard. You will help to guide and contribute to the product team in the region for high quality technical solutions. Core Responsibilities - Provides senior level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases. Integrates third party products. - Translates technical specifications into code for complex new or enhancement projects for internal clients. Writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports. Employs software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that support automation. - Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule. Provides follow up production support. Submits change control requests and documents. - Thoroughly understands software development methodology. Thoroughly understands development architecture standards. Trains and mentors staff with less experience. Resolves elevated issues. - Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues. Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients. Performs systems analysis activities. - Thoroughly understands client business functions and technology needs. Has a broad understanding of Vanguard's technologies, tools, and applications, including those that interface with business area and systems. - Interfaces with cross functional team members, and communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience. - Thoroughly understands and complies with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures, and verifies that deliverables meet requirements. - Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications - Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience. - Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred. - Hands on experience of multiple IT platforms and languages: - Front End: React, Dash, Typescript, HTML 5, CSS 3, NodeJS, Cypress, Cucumber, Jest, Playwright - Back End: Python 3.x, AWS (SQS/SNS, RDS, EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation, Api Gateway, Glue, Athena), Pytest & Okta - CI/CD: Git/GitHub, Bamboo, SonarQube - A strong and in-depth understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies - Lead the team delivering quality and clean code constantly. - Knowledge of investments management and AI/ML would be an added advantage. If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Vanguard Australia. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at Vanguard Australia. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.