Application Engineer – III (Manchester)

Company: Vanguard
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Job Description

hackajob is collaborating with Vanguard to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Key Responsibilities

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

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– Manage multi-project builds and enforce project boundaries using the Nx monorepo tooling, running targeted builds and tests across affected packages.

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– Integrate AI capabilities into engineering workflows.

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– Introduce AI powered engineering tools, including agents, AI driven testing solutions and by utilising various MCPs.

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– Document and showcase components using Storybook, including accessibility auditing, design integration, and MDX-based documentation.

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– Understanding of Package publishing processes, managing, and versioning with semantic versioning conventions.

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– Integrate with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) using the AEM SPA SDK for headless and hybrid content delivery patterns.

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– Maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, lint, test, and publish workflows across multiple packages.

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– Deploy and support applications on AWS infrastructure.

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– Uphold code quality standards.

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Nice to Have

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

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– Advanced NodeJS experience. 

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– Experience with other Programming Languages (e.g. Java, Python).

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– Familiarity with GraphQL.

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– Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and automated accessibility testing practices.

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– Experience publishing and versioning npm packages to private registries.

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– Exposure to charting libraries such as amCharts.

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How We Work

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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