Lead Java Developer
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
Your opportunity
Charles Schwab Investment Management Technology provides application strategy, development and support for the Investment Management teams located in San Francisco CA, Denver CO and Chicago IL. Applications support the investment life cycle to include front office functions such as Equity and Fixed Income Trading, Portfolio Management, Investment Risk and Trade Compliance.
We are looking for adeveloperwith demonstrated ability todevelop/testapplicationswithinthe financialspace in adata centric environment. This is amid-senior levelindividual contributor position aimed at deliveringdevelopmentto theInvestment Advisoryteam.
Whoyou are:
- Above all else you’rean engineerand a full stackdeveloper(Data-Services-UI). You solve problems throughbuilding a robust, stable, secure application development. You’re curious and hungry to learn new things andlooktomake along-lastingimpact on the project.
- Youdeveloped features andunittested complex systems in the past. Youare strong in Java, SpringBoot,Spring Batch,Strutsknow how to create your own REST services (in any language) andare familiar withparsing JSON and XML.
- You worked in an Agile environmentin the past. Iterativefeaturedevelopment and working aspart of a distributed engineeringteam doesn’t scare you.
- You contribute toopen-sourceprojects. If you have github.com contributions –we’d love to check them out
- You’re lifelong learner. You’re able to grasp difficult concepts and complex designs andstayson top of new and emerging technologies. Do you have a stackoverflow.com account?
What you have
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of strong, demonstrable experience working as software developer/architectusingJAVAprogramminglanguage(Java, JSP, Struts, SpringBoot,Spring Batch,EJB, FjTask, Redis, Oracle, Maven,GitHub, Jenkins).
- Good understandingofinvestment/trading life cycleandfamiliar withcompliance use cases and data requirements to supportthelifecycle
- Understanding of Security Tools anditsbehaviors
- Tools : SAST DAST SCA like Veracode, BlackDuck,Whitehat, Qualys
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of common CVEs and potential remediations
- Understanding of commonly used Securitylibs (preferably Java)
- Experiencein spring/strutsframeworks. Ability toleadand help the team with technicalinputs.
- Practical knowledge and use of Design Patterns(Strategy, Factory, Singletonetc)
- Experienceusing ‘git’as source control system (cherry-pick, merge conflict resolutionshould be second nature to you)
- Experience working in CI/CD environment. (Bamboo)One should be able tocreate, modify and execute job from scratch using ‘git’ as source
- Experience in oracle, DB2, Mongo, Redis database concepts
- Comfort with the Atlassiantoolset (Jira, Confluence, Zephyr)
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or similarareaof study
- Financial Services experience is a strong plus
- Tech stack – Java, JSP, Struts, Spring, EJB, FjTask, Redis, Oracle, Maven,GitHub, Jenkins
- Mentor junior developers on the best coding practices.
- Behavioral
- Proactiveness
- Ability to collaborate across teams
- Willing to take on challenging unknown efforts
- Ability to deliver with-in SLA
- Hands-on developer & servant leadership
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
What you are good at
What you have
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of strong, demonstrable experience working as software developer/architect using JAVA programming language(Java, JSP, Struts, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, EJB, FjTask, Redis, Oracle, Maven, GitHub, Jenkins).
- Good understanding of investment/trading life cycle and familiar with compliance use cases and data requirements to support the lifecycle
- Understanding of Security Tools and its behaviors
- Tools : SAST DAST SCA like Veracode, BlackDuck, Whitehat, Qualys
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of common CVEs and potential remediations
- Understanding of commonly used Security libs (preferably Java)
- Experience in spring/struts frameworks. Ability to lead and help the team with technical inputs.
- Practical knowledge and use of Design Patterns (Strategy, Factory, Singleton etc)
- Experience using ‘git’ as source control system (cherry-pick, merge conflict resolution should be second nature to you)
- Experience working in CI/CD environment. (Bamboo) One should be able to create, modify and execute job from scratch using ‘git’ as source
- Experience in oracle, DB2, Mongo, Redis database concepts
- Comfort with the Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence, Zephyr)
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or similar area of study
- Financial Services experience is a strong plus
- Tech stack – Java, JSP, Struts, Spring, EJB, FjTask, Redis, Oracle, Maven, GitHub, Jenkins
- Mentor junior developers on the best coding practices.
- Behavioral
- Proactiveness
- Ability to collaborate across teams
- Willing to take on challenging unknown efforts
- Ability to deliver with-in SLA
- Hands-on developer & servant leadership
Why Schwab?
At Schwab, “Own Your Tomorrow” embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth. We’re a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition takes you.
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