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Sr. JAVA Software Engineer

AT Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab

Sr. JAVA Software Engineer

Austin, TX

Pay range: USD $90,000.00 - $140,000.00 / Year

Your opportunity

As a member of the Enterprise Middleware and Online Security Technology team, you will be immersed in a collaborative, innovative, and technically challenging environment. We're looking for a full stack Senior Software Engineer who is enthusiastic about learning new and existing technologies to deliver exceptional software solutions. The role will require a strong work ethic, problem solving skills and the ability to partner with business and technologists across the organization. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successfully building and supporting enterprise web applications. The role will require a high level of responsibility and accountability yet has a support structure necessary for development growth.

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What you are good at

  • Support in delivering highly scalable and reliable applications that meet business budgets/timelines while ensuring alignment to strategic technology vision.
  • Deliver a best-in-class authentication solution for a high-volume transaction system handling peak volumes during market open.
  • Partner with Solution Architects and Platform Architects to ensure implementations meet the solution architecture and design.
  • Understand, advocate and augment the platform principles, guidelines and standards
  • Strong advocate for high software agility and quality standards, executing within our culture of engineering excellence
  • Strong advocate for agile practices to increase delivery agility.
  • Coach and support creative, passionate teammates across multiple teams.
  • Create, maintain and ensure adherence to development, coding, testing and automation standards

What you have

  • Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in Computer Science.
  • 8+ years demonstrated real world experience in object-oriented languages (Java w/Spring IO preferred)
  • Knowledge of all components of an enterprise technical architecture
  • Excellent understanding of application development methodologies and infrastructure and network architecture
  • Strong DevOps Experience: Development and maintenance of CI/CD Pipeline
  • Experience with No-Sql Databases, such as MongoDB
  • Excellent knowledge of Software Design Patterns and SOLID principles
  • Implements standard automation and software quality patterns based on industry best practices.
  • Experience using Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution and with PaaS concepts.
  • Proven experience using mocking frameworks and writing Unit Tests and Integration Tests
  • Hands-on experience with Agile, Scrum processes in planning, implementation and support of business application components and services, including change & release management
  • Ability to work with developers in an in-and-out outsourced environment
  • Ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers
  • Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems
  • Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
  • Ability to understand technology alternatives and when to apply them
  • Ability to embrace modern architecture paradigms to maximize architectural agility
  • Ability to establish metrics to measure improvement
  • Proven ability to validate architectural decisions to obtain accurate feedback
  • Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity
  • Motivated and driven by achieving long-term business outcomes
  • Constantly increasing domain knowledge to aid in decision making
  • Ability to apply innovative technology to solutions that would benefit our clients
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Excellent analytical and technical skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • 3+ years of experience in Financial Services Industry is preferred

Technologies you'll build with:

  • Angular, NgRx
  • Transmit or any similar authentication technologies
  • .NET Core
  • Java Spring Cloud Gateway
  • Java Spring Boot
  • JavaScript

'In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.'

What's in it for you

At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you - both today and in the future:

  • 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
  • Paid parental leave and family building benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
Job ID: CharlesSchwab-2025-107894
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program