Senior Java Engineer - AI-Driven Cloud Platform Lead

Charles Schwab Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of client-facing functionality from scoping through production rollout. You will shape technical direction and raise the engineering quality bar in a product‑engineering environment.

You will build hands-on Java on GCP and PCF, establish AI-assisted engineering practices with Copilot and Claude Code, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product, architecture, vendors, and offshore teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Hands-on with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code in IDE/CLI workflows.
• Working knowledge of agentic and spec-driven development.
• Uses AI for code, tests, reviews, and automation — with ownership.
• 10+ yrs: Java, Spring, cloud, REST + SOAP in high-volume environments.
• 4–6 yrs: Distributed/NoSQL DBs (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Yugabyte).
• 4+ yrs: Real-time data and streaming.
• 4+ yrs: CI/CD (Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git).
• 3+ yrs: GCP and/or AWS/Azure.
• 3+ yrs: Event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• 2+ yrs: Cloud deployment in a CI/CD model.
• 1+ yr: Batch/data pipelines (Spring Batch, PySpark).
• Agile + Atlassian stack (JIRA, Confluence).
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, influencing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of client-facing functionality from scoping through production rollout.
• Set technical direction—architecture guidance, unblocking delivery, raising the engineering quality bar.
• Build hands‑on Java on GCP and PCF; you remain a working engineer.
• Establish team‑level AI-assisted engineering practices—define Copilot/ Claude Code workflows; bridge gaps with solutions.
• Mentor engineers and partner across product, architecture, vendors, and offshore teams.

Skills

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Agentic development

Spec-driven development

AI in code/tests/reviews

Java

Spring

Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)

RESTful services

NoSQL databases

Real-time data/streaming

CI/CD

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Batch data pipelines

Agile / JIRA / Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field

Tools

GCP

PCF

Job description

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of client-facing functionality from scoping through production rollout. You will shape technical direction and raise the engineering quality bar in a product‑engineering environment.

You will build hands-on Java on GCP and PCF, establish AI-assisted engineering practices with Copilot and Claude Code, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product, architecture, vendors, and offshore teams.