Application Engineer -II

Overview

Application Engineer II role at Vanguard India in Hyderabad, focused on modernising the Add/Maintain Bank experience and integrating Plaid for secure bank account connectivity and verification.

What you'll do

• Develop the Plaid integration within the Add Bank / Maintain Bank user experience for secure bank-account connectivity and verification.
• Develop and modernise front-end applications using Angular and React.js, following reusable component patterns and enterprise engineering standards.
• Integrate the UI with Plaid and backend APIs, particularly for instant account verification and micro-deposit flows.
• Modernise account-linking journeys, including verification, consent, error handling and status messaging.
• Improve application scalability, maintainability, performance, accessibility and security.
• Develop unit and integration tests and support end-to-end validation across UI and API layers.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, API, Architecture, Security and Quality Engineering teams to manage dependencies and deliver solutions.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and support release readiness and production stability.
• Work closely with US stakeholders and global engineering teams.
• For TS03, provide technical leadership and mentoring where required.

What you'll need

• 5–8 years of experience in software engineering, full-stack development, or application development.
• Strong hands-on experience in Angular and React.js for developing modern web applications.
• Good experience in Java, AWS and API integrations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ownership and accountability.

Nice to have

• Experience with Plaid APIs, FinTech, or Open Banking.
• Exposure to Node.js and Preact.
• Experience in the banking or financial services domain.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India.
• Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
• Formal team management is not required for IC roles.
• Hybrid working model for most employees.