Senior Full-Stack Engineering Lead

We're seeking a Senior Technical Lead to play a hands-on leadership role across full-stack systems, influencing solution design, guiding complex technical decisions, and partnering closely with architects and senior engineers.
The Technical Lead acts as a solution influencer and technical steward, balancing architectural principles with real-world delivery. You'll help shape system direction, assess architectural impact, and ensure solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and maintainable.
You will collaborate closely with architects - not just receive direction - and guide teams through critical technical trade-offs that affect long-term platform health.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical leader across the full stack, guiding design and implementation of systems spanning UI, APIs, services, and cloud infrastructure.
• Influence solution design conversations, offering architectural impact assessments and recommendations.
• Partner closely with architects, engineers, and product teams to shape technical direction and delivery approaches.
• Guide teams through complex technical decisions, including performance trade - offs, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Review and approve technical designs, code contributions, and architectural proposals.
• Apply deep expertise in full - stack development, including server - side logic, APIs, and modern front - end frameworks.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues, including performance bottlenecks and cross - service data flow challenges.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and enterprise standards.
• Lead or contribute to cross - platform initiatives and strategic technical projects.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Promote continuous improvement in engineering standards, development methodologies, and use of emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in full - stack development, including:
  
  • Backend systems and APIs (e.g., Java, Spring Boot)
  • Front - end frameworks (e.g., Angular, modern JavaScript frameworks)
• Strong experience designing and influencing scalable, performant, and secure systems.
• Experience working collaboratively with architects to shape and assess system designs.
• Hands - on experience in cloud environments (AWS or similar).
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns, integration strategies, and system resiliency.
• Experience working in Agile environments, using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and influence decisions across teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with cloud infrastructure tooling (e.g., CloudFormation)
• Exposure to distributed or microservices architectures
• Cloud certifications (AWS or similar)

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

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.