Senior Software Engineering Lead (On-site) — Java & Cloud Platform

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Sabbatical every 5 years

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Austin to provide hands-on technical leadership while shaping architecture decisions for enterprise identity platforms. You will drive scalable, resilient systems and mentor engineers across delivery teams.

The role emphasizes REST APIs, microservices, cloud deployment, and AI-assisted development, with a strong focus on delivering client-facing functionality from scoping to production rollout.

Qualifications

• Proven Java development experience for enterprise apps.
• Technical leadership: set direction, mentor engineers, raise standards.
• Systems engineering: design scalable, resilient, maintainable systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of scalable solutions and guide architecture decisions.
• Improve engineering quality and production readiness across teams.
• Deliver client-facing functionality from scoping through rollout.

Skills

Java development

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud services management

DevOps mindset

Data management

Generative AI

Stakeholder management

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Yugabyte

Kafka

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Austin to provide hands-on technical leadership while shaping architecture decisions for enterprise identity platforms. You will drive scalable, resilient systems and mentor engineers across delivery teams.

The role emphasizes REST APIs, microservices, cloud deployment, and AI-assisted development, with a strong focus on delivering client-facing functionality from scoping to production rollout.