Senior Java Lead — Cloud, Microservices, Hybrid Work

Charles Schwab; Lone Tree (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave and family benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab seeks a Lead Java Engineer to steer cross-team Java initiatives, design scalable cloud-based solutions and drive high-quality software in a dynamic banking tech environment.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with Product Management, Architects, and SRE teams while delivering reliable production systems and contributing to platform modernization efforts. This role emphasizes collaboration, architecture, and customer-focused delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of actively developing large scale software using Java, Spring, cloud development, and web services.
• 6+ years with containers and microservices in the cloud.
• 6+ years cloud deployment with CI/CD.
• 2+ years with PCF, GCP, or AWS.
• 2+ years working with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Aerospike, SQL Server.
• Experience in IT transformations and modernizing legacy to distributed platforms.
• Strong collaboration with Product Management, Architects, SRE and offsite teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead on cross-team Java engineering efforts.
• Design and align solutions with the org vision and product needs.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers across teams.
• Support critical production issues and drive reliable delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Java

Spring Framework

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Kubernetes

PCF

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

SQL Server

REST APIs

CI/CD

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Job description

Charles Schwab seeks a Lead Java Engineer to steer cross-team Java initiatives, design scalable cloud-based solutions and drive high-quality software in a dynamic banking tech environment.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with Product Management, Architects, and SRE teams while delivering reliable production systems and contributing to platform modernization efforts. This role emphasizes collaboration, architecture, and customer-focused delivery.