Application Engineer - III (Manchester)
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.