Java Developer

Charles Schwab - Colorado City, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Colorado City, CO

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us "challenge the status quo" and transform the finance industry together. The Offer Order (O2) team is responsible for Charles Schwab's core client data platform that drives differentiated experiences for customers, accounts, households, and advisors through various channels such as rep tools, branch tools, and call centers. This group is primarily focused on building, delivering, and supporting sophisticated systems that power segmentation, client preferences, and experiences using event-driven architecture, API, batch, and eligibility frameworks to establish resilient and scalable solutions. We are currently in the process of designing the next iteration of our platform to support current and future business capabilities that will delight our customers, with a target of starting core development early next year. It's an exciting time to join this team and be involved in building the next chapter of our platform that is crucial for the firm. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding the needs of the business, conducting research on potential options, and recommending optimal solutions based on context. You will identify gaps and mitigate risks to delivery, scalability, performance, security, compliance, and operational readiness, advocating for prioritization where necessary. You will also identify basic KPIs, design and drive teams to implement standardized logging and monitoring frameworks, and proactively drive defensive programming efforts. Your participation in product design and development sessions will be crucial, as will your ability to deliver work on time and with quality. You will write efficient, easy-to-follow technical documentation and understand the team's testing strategies, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and challenging the status quo. Additionally, you will support the team on critical production issues and cultivate a culture of open feedback that promotes accountability for getting better together. You will participate in discussions ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to share their opinion and be heard, and that discussion outcomes tie to stated goals.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the needs of the business and conducting research on potential options.
• Recommending optimal solutions based on context.
• Identifying gaps and mitigating risks to delivery, scalability, performance, security, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Identifying basic KPIs and designing standardized logging and monitoring frameworks.
• Proactively driving defensive programming efforts.
• Designing medium components in line with the organization's standards.
• Actively participating in product design and development sessions.
• Delivering work on time and with quality.
• Writing efficient, easy-to-follow technical documentation.
• Understanding the team's testing strategies.
• Fostering a culture of engineering excellence and challenging the status quo.
• Identifying gaps in processes and services across the organization.
• Cultivating a culture of open feedback that promotes accountability.
• Participating in discussions ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to share their opinion and be heard.
• Supporting the team on critical production issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in actively developing large scale software using Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services supporting high volume transactions.
• 3+ years of experience working with containers and microservices in the cloud.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud deployment in a continuous integration and continuous delivery model (CI/CD), using technologies like GitHub and harness.io.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability in solution discovery and crafting a design based on engineering principles.
• 2+ years' experience working with databases like MongoDB, Aerospike, and/or PostgreSQL.
• Track record of pursuing and maintaining high quality while delivering on tight schedules.
• Collaborative mindset with a bias for action to engage with all areas of the business including Product Management, Architects, SRE, and adjacent teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including offshore teams.
• Ability to effectively engage subject matter experts and understand technical topics.
• Demonstrated ability to disagree, argue your case with data, and commit to deliver regardless of the outcome of the disagreement.
• Ability to analyze and solve moderately complex problems.
• Track record of mentoring and coaching that results in a stronger organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related degree, or related practical experience.

Nice-to-haves

• 1+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), AWS, or GCP.
• 1+ years of prior experience in IT Transformations and system modernization initiatives from Legacy to distributed platforms.
• Good knowledge of messaging technologies (Rabbit MQ, Kafka, or equivalent).
• Experience in the Financial Services industry.
• Experience in Test Driven Development, QA Automation, and quality mindset and behaviors.
• Willingness to learn all aspects of the tech stack and document.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA and Confluence).

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• 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