Senior Software Engineer

Your opportunity

This is a Software Developer Senior role in the WAS Tech (Wealth and Advice Solutions Technology) Organization.

WAS Tech  is aligned to support the technology needs of Schwab Asset Management Solutions (SAMS) which is a Schwab organization that unites money management, research, and asset management platforms for mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), managed accounts, alternative investments and insurance.

Our team delivers and supports Advice applications and products used by Schwab Representatives and our Clients as they plan for their financial futures. The position will directly support the SAMS managed investing and advice technology platform and be responsible for providing technical leadership within the engineering team and for our business partners. As a Software Developer Senior, you 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, develop, test, deploy, support and drive the next generation/cloud ready applications for Advice enterprise solutions targeted for Schwab consultants and clients

• Support applications and systems in a production environment

• Review requirements and translate them into a documented technical design

• Work with an Agile team to deliver solutions

• Interact with individuals from across Schwab in different supporting organizations and business groups

• Participate in ground up modernization projects to improve user experience and collaborate with the technical architects to develop modern technical architectures

• Lead projects, participate in mentoring junior staff

• Lead or Participate in developing cutting edge proof of concepts to be adopted into enterprise tech stack

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to research on innovative concepts in the Fin Tech space  

• Drive continuous integration and deployment strategies leveraging tools like Jenkins/Bamboo with a DevOps philosophy

• Perform level three production support activities if the level one and level two teams are not able to resolve production issues

• Be a champion of new ways of collaborating with technology and business partners

• Search 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

• Ensure the highest quality software is developed, delivered and maintained

• Be a key leader 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

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or related practical experience

• 10+ years demonstrated real world experience in enterprise web application development

• 8+ years’ experience in developing Microservices and spring boot applications

• 8+ years demonstrated real world experience in object-oriented languages such as Java, C# or C++

• 8+ years demonstrated real world experience in software engineering principles, such as software design patterns

• 8+ years demonstrated real world experience in database principles, such as SQL, Oracle, MongoDB or Hadoop

• 5+ years’ experience working in Agile Software development and delivery models

• 5+ years’ experience working with Rabbit MQ

• 5+ years’ experience building REST API’s and experience developing 12 factor applications

• 5+ years’ experience developing applications for the financial industry

• 5+ years’ experience reviewing and mitigating security issues with both modern and legacy Java/J2EE applications

• 5+ years’ experience working with offshore teams in a hybrid operating model

• 5+ years’ experience migrating applications from legacy platforms to cloud ready architecture

• Extensive knowledge of the Schwab Advice Suite legacy platform required

• Extensive knowledge of financial planning application specifically in the areas of Portfolio Analysis and Optimization required

• Experience using Pivotal Cloud Foundry platform and building cloud ready applications

• Demonstrated knowledge of Apache Kafka and other messaging frameworks

• Extensive knowledge and experience building alerting and monitoring dashboards using Splunk or equivalent application

• Demonstrated experience developing event driven/asynchronous applications on the cloud platforms

• Experience using Docker containers and familiarity with developing applications in containerized environments

• Ability to review requirements, translate these requirements into a design, implement and fully test this design; testing experience should include all aspects of testing (unit, functional, integration, end-to-end)

• Experience with production implementation and support

• Experience developing Single Page Applications using AngularJS

• Experience with developing and deploying Cloud ready applications

• Knowledge and experience in web service design and implementation

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

• Understanding of BDD and TDD styles

• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values and procedures

• Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers, and building high performing teams

• Experience building designs and reviewing them with architects

• Expertise in the software development lifecycle with proven examples of delivery process improvement

• Curiosity to understand and leverage new tools and technologies

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

• Excellent team player with the ability to influence and negotiate

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Must be a critical thinker and solutions-oriented

• Must possess strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Must be able to quickly grasp concepts and learn new technologies

• Ability to work independently and to effectively interact and collaborate with all types of stakeholders, both technical and business, peers and leaders

• Experience in presenting to senior leadership

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

• Google Cloud and Pivotal Cloud Foundry platforms certifications preferred

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