Senior Java Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and sabbatical after 5+

Parental leave and family benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab in Texas is seeking a senior Java developer to design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable Java applications, REST APIs, and backend services for the messaging platform.

You will mentor junior developers, contribute to automated testing, CI/CD, and AI-assisted tooling, and collaborate with technical leads, product owners, and distributed Agile teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 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 across the messaging platform.
• Partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and distributed Agile teams to solve complex problems and deliver capabilities that improve the client experience.
• Mentor junior developers, contribute to technical documentation, automated testing, and CI/CD improvements, and utilize AI-assisted tools.

Skills

Java development

REST services

Spring Boot

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL databases

Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Unit/Integration testing

A I-assisted development tools

Mentoring juniors

API design patterns

GitHub Copilot

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Bamboo

Spring Batch

Pivotal Cloud Foundry

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.

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