Senior Java Microservices Engineer – Cloud & Data

Charles Schwab; Southlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and enhance complex financial data processing applications. You will contribute to modernizing collateral platforms with cloud-ready microservices and robust CI/CD practices, collaborating across a high-energy team of engineers and SMEs.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of Java development, experience with Spring, Angular, REST, and both SQL and NoSQL databases, plus cloud familiarity (GCP/BigQuery preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 4+ years of hands-on Java development and production code experience.
• Experience with full stack development: Java 17, Spring, Angular, REST, JSON/XML, SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and cloud-ready architecture; GCP/BigQuery preferred.
• Understanding of AuthN/AuthZ, certificate-based and mTLS/SSL.
• Experience integrating AI tools into development workflows.
• Understanding distributed systems, messaging (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and integration patterns.
• CI/CD experience with Bamboo, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Experience across SDLC with Agile or Scaled Agile methodologies.
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, performance optimization, and resiliency.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks (Cucumber, Selenium).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance complex applications processing large-volume financial data multiple times daily.
• Modernize collateral platforms with cloud-ready architecture and microservice design.
• Develop RESTful services and scalable APIs within a multi-service environment.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated testing to ensure quality across releases.
• Troubleshoot production and intra‑day processing issues and support the Production team.
• Collaborate with Tech Leads, SMEs, Product Owners, and BSAs to clarify requirements and priorities.

Skills

Java development

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Bamboo

Maven/Gradle

Sonar

Veracode

CodeQL

Cucumber

Selenium

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, build, and enhance complex financial data processing applications. You will contribute to modernizing collateral platforms with cloud-ready microservices and robust CI/CD practices, collaborating across a high-energy team of engineers and SMEs.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years of Java development, experience with Spring, Angular, REST, and both SQL and NoSQL databases, plus cloud familiarity (GCP/BigQuery preferred).