Specialist - Software Development & Engineering

Your Opportunity

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

At Schwab, you’re 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.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

This is a software development role working on the next generation Order Management System which drives a significant revenue for Charles Schwab.  This is a highly scalable, real-time system that manages positions and balances and order flow for Charles Schwab retail clients including active traders.  The software developer will contribute to a highly complex codebase where scalability, speed and reliability are critical and have a large impact on the users

* Carry out development on a large, complex real time application
* Work with scrum masters, business analysts, product owners and other developers to ensure that work is prioritized and delivered on time and of high quality
* Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of low and medium complexity which require research and analysis. 
* Work on moderate to highly complex programming tasks, providing review of various development tasks and documentation. Provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions. 

What you have

Required Qualifications

▪ Independently applies application maintenance practices and collaborates to ensure continuous support
▪ Tracks data pipelines and stores to support analytics and machine learning
▪ Executes rigorous testing to ensure systems and products meet quality standards
▪ Effectively prioritizes requirements using roadmaps, epics, and backlogs
▪ Executes software design techniques that meet project requirements
* Applies Java development experience to software development problems in a complex software environment
▪ Applies standards and processes to create and verify software components
* Applies their knowledge of concurrency & multi-threading
* Applies knowledge of in memory data grids such as Coherence or Hazelcast
* Applies their experience with usage of Oracle RAC DBs
* Applies their Linux development experience

Preferred Qualificatons

▪ Evaluates moderately complex problems by analyzing data and spotting trends
▪ Keeps others informed about workstream developments and updates
▪ Applies business intelligence and industry insights to support decision making
▪ Recognizes industry trends to foresee opportunities and challenges
▪ Contributes ideas for new approaches or technologies within a defined scope
▪ Verbally conveys complex concepts and engages peers effectively
▪ Acts with integrity, responsibly handles information, and communicates with accuracy
▪ Sets challenging goals, monitors progress, and applies problem-solving techniques
▪ Delivers high-quality work with minimal revisions by adhering to standards

• Analytical Thinking – Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
• Results OrientationResults OrientationResults OrientationAnalytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
• Results Orientation - Focusing on the desired end result of one’s own or one’s units work
  
  Setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them
• Software Design and Specifications - Developing software solutions that meet requirements using established design principles and standards, employing predictive or adaptive design techniques, including plan-driven or iterative/agile approaches
• Software Development – Implementing standards, processes, and methods to create, test, and verify software components, ensuring reliability and resolving operational problems and bugs
• Written Communication – Expressing oneself clearly in business writing
• Thoroughness – Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate
  
  Careful preparation for meetings and presentations
  
  Following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled