Sr 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.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Specialist, Software Development & Engineering to join our Enterprise

Middleware & Online Security Technology. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical contributor responsible for

designing, developing, and supporting scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise applications. This role emphasizes

strong ownership, modern engineering practices, cloud-native development, and collaboration across distributed

teams while supporting mission-critical Schwab platforms.

• Interpret business requirements, functional specifications, and technical designs to deliver high‑quality

software solutions.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based applications using modern frameworks and best practices.

• Apply solid software design principles and architecture patterns to build maintainable and extensible systems.

• Lead analysis and resolution of complex production issues, including root-cause analysis and long-term

remediation.

• Own end-to-end delivery of features, from development through deployment and production support.

• Develop unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure code quality and system reliability.

• Participate in and influence Agile ceremonies, contributing to continuous improvement of team processes.

• Collaborate effectively with architects, product owners, SRE/operations teams, and global engineering

partners.

• Identify opportunities to improve platform stability, performance, scalability, and operational efficiency

through automation.

• Demonstrate strong customer focus by proactively communicating status, risks, and solutions.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent practical experience).

• Strong proficiency in Java and enterprise application development.

• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and building RESTful services or messaging-based systems.

• Solid understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and practices.

• Experience migrating or modernizing applications from legacy platforms to cloud-based environments

(e.g., Pivotal Cloud Foundry, GCP).

• Experience supporting application deployments using CI/CD tools such as Bamboo, Harness and GitHub

Action.

• Strong understanding of system availability, scalability, and resiliency in large enterprise environments.

• Experience troubleshooting production issues using monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Splunk,

AppDynamics).

• Working knowledge of security concepts including OAuth, SAML, PKI, certificate-based authentication,

and secure APIs.

• Experience working with data persistence and messaging technologies, including:

o Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis)

o Distributed messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)

• Experience with automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and system testing, and a

commitment to building high‑quality, testable software.

Preferred Qualifications

▪ Conducts in-depth analysis, evaluates factors, and influences decisions with insights

▪ Ensures stakeholders has the necessary information for informed decisions

▪ Identifies opportunities for process improvements and implements creative solutions

▪ Influences team quality and effectiveness with decisions

▪ Verbally presents ideas confidently, ensuring mutual understanding

▪ Produces work that meets or exceeds quality expectations

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities