Senior Java Engineer — Onsite AI & Cloud Platform Lead

Charles Schwab Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end‑to‑end client‑facing functionality and shape technical direction in a product‑engineering setting. You will build hands‑on in Java on GCP/PCF and help establish AI‑assisted engineering practices across the team.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with product and offshore teams, and delivering high‑quality, scalable solutions in a high‑availability environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Hands-on with AI-assisted engineering using Copilot and Claude Code.
• Translating low-level designs into structured specs and prompts.
• Ownership mindset to drive product outcomes with accountability.

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 in Java on GCP and PCF; remain a working engineer.
• Establish team‑level AI‑assisted engineering practices and bridge gaps with solutions.
• Mentor engineers and partner across product, architecture, vendors, and offshore teams.

Skills

Java

Spring

Cloud platforms

REST + SOAP

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Kafka

RabbitMQ

CI/CD

PySpark

GCP

AWS

Azure

Streaming data

Bamboo

Bitbucket

PCF

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Agentic development

Spec-driven development

Job description

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end‑to‑end client‑facing functionality and shape technical direction in a product‑engineering setting. You will build hands‑on in Java on GCP/PCF and help establish AI‑assisted engineering practices across the team.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with product and offshore teams, and delivering high‑quality, scalable solutions in a high‑availability environment.