Application Engineer – III

Company: Vanguard
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Job Descriptionhackajob is collaborating with Vanguard to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.We are seeking a highly skilled web developer to contribute to our Design System, a library of reusable Angular components consumed by multiple product teams across Vanguard. The ideal candidate is passionate about component-driven development, design consistency, and engineering quality at scale.We are seeking a highly skilled web developer to contribute to our Design System, a library of reusable Angular components consumed by multiple product teams across Vanguard. The ideal candidate is passionate about component-driven development, design consistency, and engineering quality at scale.We are seeking a highly skilled web developer to contribute to our Design System, a library of reusable Angular components consumed by multiple product teams across Vanguard. The ideal candidate is passionate about component-driven development, design consistency, and engineering quality at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain reusable UI component libraries using Angular v18+ and TypeScript, following modern Angular patterns including standalone components and server-side rendering

– Manage multi-project builds and enforce project boundaries using the Nx monorepo tooling, running targeted builds and tests across affected packages.– Integrate AI capabilities into engineering workflows.– Introduce AI powered engineering tools, including agents, AI driven testing solutions and by utilising various MCPs.– Document and showcase components using Storybook, including accessibility auditing, design integration, and MDX-based documentation.– Understanding of Package publishing processes, managing, and versioning with semantic versioning conventions.– Integrate with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) using the AEM SPA SDK for headless and hybrid content delivery patterns.– Maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, lint, test, and publish workflows across multiple packages.– Deploy and support applications on AWS infrastructure.– Uphold code quality standards.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Java and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including Maven build tooling for AEM package deployment

– Advanced NodeJS experience.– Experience with other Programming Languages (e.g. Java, Python).– Familiarity with GraphQL.– Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and automated accessibility testing practices.– Experience publishing and versioning npm packages to private registries.– Exposure to charting libraries such as amCharts.

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.

Posted: July 9th, 2026