Senior UI/UX Developer

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A permanent position for a TS03 level UI/UX Developer in GIFS ISG VPCP team, to help design and build our portfolio construction platform.

Senior UI/UX Developer

Senior UI/UX Developer

Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management companies, with around 380 low-cost traditional funds and ETFs, operating in 19 locations worldwide with about 18,800 crew members.

This posting is for a versatile and experienced hands-on Web Developer with UX experience. We want you to contribute your ideas in understanding what good UI/UX is, and for you to capture these ideas in design prototypes. You will play a key role in the ongoing design and development of web platforms for our global business. You will develop web applications using the React and Node.js ecosystem, hosted within AWS. You will work closely with our Product Team in requirements gathering and design sessions.

This is a new team having been set up in mid-2024. We use Agile (Scrum), leverage a continuous delivery pipeline, and deploy exclusively on AWS. Our Team works closely with the Investment Strategy Group (ISG) whose mission is to develop and deliver relevant and rigorous insights on economics, portfolio strategies and investor behaviour to improve investor outcomes. The group aims to lead the advancement on investment thinking and practice in the asset management industry. Our Team will work towards the development and advancement of our proprietary portfolio construction platforms and help us make them accessible to a wider audience and drive continuous improvement of our technology and data.

Join us and help us innovate for client success!

In this developer role, you will:

• Build thought leadership and expertise around best-practice UX design and UI implementation.
• Be part of a business facing IT team to deliver new solutions to the business, understand/review functional specifications and translate into program specifications, liaise with our Product Team, and end users for user acceptance testing, and provide 3rd line support as required.
• Comply with defined code and documentation standards, including peer reviews.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities.

What it takes:

• Required
  • Hands-on experience in building robust Web applications and strong knowledge of React and NodeJS.
  • Demonstrate creativity in UX design and mastery of UX tools.
  • Collaborate well with others from different business lines, perform well under pressure, and deliver to tight deadlines.
  • Ability to articulate complex concepts in layman's terms.
  • Comfortable with operating independently and as a team.
• Nice to have
  • Experience in cloud technologies (AWS preferred) and CI/CD technologies such as BitBucket/Bamboo and GitHub.
  • Experience in end-to-end testing with tools such as Cypress, Selenium and Playwright.
  • Experience in integrating with GraphQL and server-sent event APIs.
  • Understanding of investment management domain and reference/index data with strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
  • Knowledge of agile software development process/practices and familiarly with JIRA, Confluence, and other productivity tools.

Vanguard are not offering visa sponsorship for this role.

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we're changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn't just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you get so much more in return. We invest with purpose-and that's how we've become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let's make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing."

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.