Application Engineer - III

Vanguard

Vanguard

Manchester, UK

Posted on Jun 2, 2026
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.