Sr Specialist - Java Engineer

Your opportunity

Charles Schwab has been a leader in financial services for nearly four decades, working to make investing more affordable, accessible, and understandable to all. Driven by our purpose to champion every client's goal with passion and integrity, we're committed to providing an environment that respects and appreciates the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal, as seen through clients' eyes, is that Schwab continuously improves on being a premier financial service provider through best-in-class service, technology, products, people, and advice.

At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

As a Software Engineer for the Cashiering Technology Management organization, you will be responsible for Design, Development, and Implementation of the solutions for several large/complex applications across Schwab's Journals, Wires, ACH, Checks and other Money Movement applications. Gives an opportunity to make significant influence on the application architecture to adhere to Schwab enterprise standards. This position will be responsible for delivering high quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative and rapidly changing delivery environment. It requires highly motivated and focused developers curious to build new and innovative solutions for our clients.

What you’ll do:

· Design and develop applications using Java, Spring, Spring Batch and Spring Boot.

· Ensure the highest quality software is developed, delivered and maintained.

· Drive continuous integration and deployment strategies leveraging tools such as Bamboo/GitHub actions with a DevOps centered process.

· Seek out and evangelize new and emerging technologies including open-source tools.

· Influence and implement improvements and efficiencies in the technical aspects of the development process.

· Be a key contributor in the agile process fostering collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and transparency.

· Be a mentor and positive role model to junior members of the team.

What you have

· 7 - 8 years of experience with the following:

· 5 - 6 years of enterprise technology related experience in application development using Java (17 or 21 is a plus), spring 2.5+ (spring 3 is a plus), spring      boot, spring mvc, spring jdbc, spring batch, async processing both java and spring, swagger/openapi 3.x, spring java config (vs. xml config)

· 4+ years of demonstrated experience in database like SQL server& Postgres

· Experience with Kafka, jmeter (load testing) and jprofile (performance/bottleneck analysis) experience would be beneficial

· Experience with non-blocking I/O frameworks (Reactive programming).

· Working knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment and DevOps principles

· Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values and procedures

· Understanding of build and deployment pipeline

· Curiosity to understand and leverage new tools and technologies

· Strong desire to leverage technology to build products that "wow" users

· Self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems

· Experience in Financial Services industry is a plus

· BS/MS in computer science

What you’ll get:

· Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits package

· Financial Health: 401k Match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Discounts, Personalized advice, Brokerage discounts

· Work/Life Balance: Sabbatical, Paid Parental Leave, New Mothers returning to work Program, Tuition Reimbursement Programs, Time off to volunteer,       Employee Matching Gifts Program

· Everyday Wellness: Health and Lifestyle Wellness Rewards, Onsite Fitness Classes, Healthy Food Choices, Wellness Champions

· Inclusion: Employee Resource Groups, Commitment to diversity, Strategic partnerships

· Not just a job, but a career, with an opportunity to do the best work of your life