Charles Schwab

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re 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.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

Wealth and Advice Solutions Technology (WAS Tech) is an organization within Schwab Technology Services aligned to support the technology needs of Wealth and Advice Solutions (WAS) business which is a growth area for Schwab.

This newly created Software Engineer role will support the future growth of the WAS business. You will enable WAS Tech to achieve consistent, predictable, high-quality delivery by implementing engineering best practices, contributing to automation frameworks, and mentoring junior team members in software development and testing methodologies. As a hands-on technical contributor, you will own feature development from design through deployment, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that drive business value in our dynamic, fast-paced environment.

You will play a critical role in supporting key stakeholders across the WAS organization which is focused on high-net worth and ultra-high net worth retail investors. Supported business functions span Schwab’s Wealth and Investment Solutions including Schwab Wealth Advisory. You will be working with a team of talented and highly motivated technologists that strive to make technology a strategic differentiator for Schwab’s WAS business and their clients.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 6-8+ years of professional software development experience
• 6-8+ years of Java development with Spring Framework and Spring Batch
• Spring Boot microservices development experience
• RESTful API design and implementation experience
• Current working experience with Schwab systems and processes
• Understanding cloud-native enterprise applications deployed in PCF, AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Maven or Gradle build management
• Comprehensive testing experience (unit, integration, e2e) with test automation leadership
• Git version control and CI/CD pipelines with pipeline configuration experience
• Code review and quality assurance practices with mentoring responsibilities
• Performance monitoring and application troubleshooting
• SQL database experience (PostgreSQL and MSSQL)
• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments with demonstrated leadership in sprint planning and estimation
• Strong Application Security experience integrating and resolving vulnerabilities within Veracode.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial Services or Wealth Management industry experience
• Advanced Spring ecosystem knowledge (Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring Cloud)
• AI tools like Copilot and understanding of AI prompts
• Demonstrated mentoring and technical leadership experience with junior/mid-level developers
• Advanced security best practices and implementation including OAuth, JWT, and encryption

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