Senior Java Engineer: Thinkorswim Alerts

The Charles Schwab Corporation

Jersey City (NJ)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation & sabbatical

Parental leave & family benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

The Charles Schwab Corporation in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Specialist in Software Development and Engineering to develop and maintain the thinkorswim Alerts platform. You will collaborate with a team of engineers on a market-leading trading platform, contribute to design, debugging, and API development, and interact with Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure teams.

This on-site role emphasizes rapid resolution of issues and cross-team productivity.

Qualifications

4+ Years of Java, J2EE (both client and server side) required
4+ Years Experience with OOA/OOD, distributed systems/software, real-time processing, relational database systems, messaging systems required
3+ years of experience working on the thinkorswim Alerts application required
Experience working on high-transaction desktop trading systems required
Experience with concurrency & multi-threading required
Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning required
Experience with agile, test-driven development required
Experience with Java Swing required
Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows required
Experience with build, deploy and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven and TeamCity, JUnit required
Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications
Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline

Responsibilities

Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of moderate to high complexity which require research and analysis
Implementing and maintaining application software throughout the full code life-cycle
Participate in some system design and specification development, program logic and flow-charting, testing, debugging, and documentation
Quick resolution of both production and non-production issues and provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions
A key contributor in client/technology interactions in the development of technology solutions
Interface with Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure teams
Troubleshooting of complex problems in development and production environments, ensuring timely resolution of issues
Co-lead or drive large projects and programs with less oversight than junior developers
Working with asynchronous, non-blocking interactions