Sr Specialist, Software Engineering - BDSE

Your opportunity

At Charles Schwab, our purpose is simple: we champion client’s goals with passion and integrity. Guided by honesty, mutual respect and commitment to doing what’s right, we bring innovation, education, and service together to help shape financial futures. Our people are the foundation of our success – they approach their work with curiosity and collaboration, coming together to create solutions that make a meaningful impact for clients and communities. As we expand into India, we are bringing this same culture of inclusion, learning, and opportunity to new talent. Joining us means becoming part of a global team where your work matters and your future can take shape.

Our Hyderabad location is central to Schwab’s growth, bringing together talented people and technology to drive innovation, scale and efficiency. Here, you will work alongside teams who create solutions that support millions of clients every day. The work you do is more than daily operations – it’s a chance to experiment, learn, and build within a values-driven, supportive environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our early growth phase and shape something new, backed by the stability and strength of a Fortune 500 company. Your impact begins on day one, and your contributions will help define our future in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and ship mainframe features end-to-end — from design through production — with growing independence.
• Contribute to mainframe ↔ Java integrations — MQ messages, APIs, and data flows that connect legacy systems with Spring Boot service
• Write production-grade COBOL, JCL, and CICS code; participate in design discussions and code reviews
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools (Copilot, Claude Code) as part of your day-to-day workflow.
• Ramp into Java/Spring Boot — actively learn, pair with Java engineers, and pick up Spring Boot tasks as you grow.
• Own the quality of what you build — tests, monitoring, and post-release behavior.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Core Mainframe Engineering
• 6+ yrs: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, and MQ in production environments.
• Working experience with batch processing and online transaction processing (OLTP).
• Mainframe ↔ Java Integration
• Exposure to integrations between mainframe and Java/Spring Boot workloads — MQ messaging, APIs, or data flows. Preferred.
• Java & Modernization Readiness
• Java fundamentals and a strong desire to move into the Java/Spring Boot stack within 18–24 months.
• Willing and able to pick up Spring Boot, REST APIs, and cloud concepts through structured ramp-up and on-the-job delivery.
• AI-Assisted Engineering
• Willingness to use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) day-to-day, with ownership of correctness.
• Delivery & Collaboration
• Agile + Atlassian stack (JIRA, Confluence).
• Delivers committed work reliably; flags blockers early.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Feature ownership — independently designs and ships well-scoped mainframe features; writes clear, testable code and contributes to design discussions.
• Quality mindset — writes meaningful tests, participates actively in code reviews, and cares about production behavior.
• Curiosity and growth — seeks out learning opportunities, picks up Java and modern engineering practices quickly, and applies feedback.