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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._

At Schwab, we aim to transform people’s lives by changing the way the world invests. We design innovative investing solutions for the consumer on Main Street and take pride in our consumer-focused culture of quality and excellence. We are in the midst of re-architecting and rebuilding our core enterprise software platforms to support our rapidly growing and evolving business. Our software engineers are hands-on developers who excel in a dynamic, fast-moving, and agile environment. We are passionate about developing high quality, high performance, and scalable software. Sound like a team you’d like to be a part of? Let’s connect! We have opportunities for full stack, front-end-focused, and back-end focused engineers.

What you are good at

+ Collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to define strategy and scope of software requirements (decompose stories, design features, and prioritize tasks)

+ Deliver new concepts and features, working alongside development peers in an agile environment

+ Serve as an informal leader: leading code reviews and mentoring junior team members

+ Partner with scrum master and product owner to provide development sizing & cost analysis estimates

+ Utilize automated software test tools and frameworks such as test driven development to achieve the highest quality in software delivery

+ Support integration efforts to build whole systems from various subsystems

+ Identify technology risks early and establish mitigation plan

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

_Advanced technical skills:_

+ Bachelors’ degree in Computer Engineering OR related degree and/or practical experience

+ Advanced Java web and service development skills, typically built through 7+ years of applicable experience developing in Java/Spring

+ Professional experience developing responsive designs and single page applications

+ Experience tuning and maximizing performance for high volume pages

+ Experience participating as a member of a scrum team in an agile environment

+ Ability to troubleshoot environmental issues

_Advanced people skills:_

+ Ability to conceptualize the best tactical approach for a team to deliver a project

+ Demonstrated ability and interest in coaching and mentoring other engineers

+ Ability to lead application and platform architecture design sessions

+ Ability to effectively communicate complex architecture designs to both technical and nontechnical audiences

+ Effective relationship builder: ability to partner cross-functionally, cross-enterprise and work effectively with various levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience with frameworks such as Java, Java Core, Spring, Hibernate and understanding of UML (Unified Modeling Language)

+ Experience developing/managing REST and SOAP-based Web Service API(s) in a transaction processing environment

+ Experience with distributed multi-tier applications, WMI, NoSQL databases, MongoDB and/or SQL is preferred

+ Experience with Cloud Technologies such as Pivotal Cloud Foundry

+ Knowledge of Messaging technologies – Kafka

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

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. 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

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

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.