Lead Full-Stack Engineer – FinTech Platform & APIs

Charles Schwab; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Sabbatical after 5 years

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab in Texas is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to build, modernize, and support wealth management platform capabilities for rebalancing, trading workflows, and data processing.

The role requires a strong background in Java, REST APIs, microservices, and data pipelines, with delivery in production-critical environments and collaboration across engineering, product, and business teams. Hybrid on-site work is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of Java development in production-critical systems.
• Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL and databases such as Oracle or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with data processing, batch workflows, and data pipelines.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and Git-based development.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across APIs, databases, and batch systems.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate workflow needs into effective technical solutions with teams.
• Contribute to modernization across APIs, batch workflows, data pipelines, and microservices.
• Work with cloud-ready architectures and containers/Kubernetes considerations.
• Collaborate with engineering, product and business teams to deliver outcomes.
• Support reliable platform outcomes and improve engineering practices.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

SQL

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Git

Troubleshooting

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Angular

Kubernetes

Containers

Cloud platforms

Job description

Charles Schwab in Texas is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to build, modernize, and support wealth management platform capabilities for rebalancing, trading workflows, and data processing.

The role requires a strong background in Java, REST APIs, microservices, and data pipelines, with delivery in production-critical environments and collaboration across engineering, product, and business teams. Hybrid on-site work is expected.