Sr. Java Software Engineer
Charles Schwab1 day ago
Base Salary
$145k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and evolve Java-based enterprise applications using Spring Boot and distributed backend services.
- Lead architectural decisions and contribute to the design of complex software systems, platforms, and domains.
- Drive cross-team technical initiatives, resolve dependencies, and influence outcomes without direct authority.
- Remain hands-on with coding, design reviews, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for complex or high-risk components.
- Define and maintain automated unit, integration, and system testing strategies.
- Partner with DevOps and platform teams on deployment strategies, operational readiness, and delivery pipelines.
- Mentor mid-level and senior engineers and promote consistent engineering and code-quality standards.
- Apply AI-assisted development practices, including code suggestions, test generation, review support, automation, agentic workflows, spec-driven development, and prompt engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience focused on Java-based enterprise application development.
- Hands-on production experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architectures.
- Experience with relational or NoSQL databases and distributed messaging platforms.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, software design patterns, automated testing, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience designing complex systems, making architectural decisions, leading cross-team initiatives, and troubleshooting production issues.
- Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.
- Familiarity with cloud-native deployment models and collaboration with DevOps or platform teams.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Hands-on proficiency with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code in IDE- and CLI-based workflows.
- Working knowledge of agentic workflows, spec-driven development, custom instructions, and prompt engineering.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architectures, high-availability platforms, or organization-wide architecture standards are preferred.
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About Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab provides brokerage, banking, and wealth management services for individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its business spans trading platforms, advisory and custody services (Schwab Advisor Services), ETFs and mutual funds, and a U.S. bank offering deposits and lending. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Westlake, Texas, Schwab is publicly traded on the NYSE (SCHW) and expanded its retail and advisor footprint through the acquisition of TD Ameritrade.