Senior Java Engineer

Charles Schwab Corporation; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a senior Java backend developer to design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable Java applications, REST APIs, and backend services across Schwab’s messaging platforms.

You will collaborate with technical leads, Product Owners, and distributed Agile teams, mentor juniors, and contribute to automated testing and CI/CD improvements, while adopting AI-assisted development tools to enhance quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 9+ years of professional software development experience building enterprise web applications, including full-stack Java development and mentoring junior developers.
• 5+ years of experience building REST services for high-volume, highly available environments.
• 6+ years of experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• 4+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful services using Spring Boot.
• Experience applying software design patterns and SOLID principles to scalable application development.
• Experience translating requirements into technical designs and testing solutions through unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with CI/CD concepts, API test automation, and automated deployment pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery outcomes.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders, make sound decisions, and manage competing priorities in a distributed environment.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable Java applications, REST APIs, and backend services.
• Partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and distributed Agile teams to solve complex problems and improve client experience.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical documentation and automated testing.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and promote responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.

Skills

Java development

REST API design

Mentoring

Agile collaboration

Problem solving

Collaboration

Hybrid/onsite teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Pivotal Cloud Foundry

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Copilot

MongoDB

Oracle

SQL

Job description

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(s).

Schwab Technology Services provides innovative, reliable technology that helps clients and advisors manage their financial lives. Within Cross Enterprise Services, the Digital Messaging Technology team supports the high-volume platforms that deliver email, push notifications, SMS, and other communications across Schwab.

In this role, you will design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable Java applications, REST APIs, and backend services across the messaging platform. You will partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and distributed Agile teams to solve complex problems, make thoughtful design decisions, strengthen platform reliability, and deliver capabilities that improve the client experience.

Your impact will extend beyond development through mentoring, technical documentation, automated testing, CI/CD improvements, and the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools. Success requires strong problem-solving, collaboration, and adaptability as priorities and technologies evolve.

What you have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 9+ years of professional software development experience building enterprise web applications, including full-stack Java development and mentoring junior developers.
• 5+ years of experience building REST services for high-volume, highly available environments.
• 6+ years of experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• 4+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful services using Spring Boot.
• Experience applying software design patterns and SOLID principles to scalable application development.
• Experience translating requirements into technical designs and testing solutions through unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with CI/CD concepts, API test automation, and automated deployment pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery outcomes.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders, make sound decisions, and manage competing priorities in a distributed environment.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo.
• Experience with Spring Batch processing.
• Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience contributing within Agile teams and adapting to changing priorities.
• Ability to research, create, and maintain architecture, design, API, and environment documentation.
• Ability to contribute across the technology stack and learn new capabilities as the platform evolves.
• Curiosity about emerging AI and automation tools and how they can improve engineering efficiency and software quality.

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