​​Java Developer​

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.

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.

As a Senior Specialist, Software Development and Engineering, you’ll participate in the development and maintenance of Schwab’s flagship thinkorswim® application. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of hardworking engineers, on one of the most sophisticated trading platforms in the world, built on a codebase we are constantly updating with the latest and greatest industry standards. This person will act as a subject matter expert on the Alerts platform and facilitate both cross and intra-team productivity, collaboration and development objective completion.

Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of moderate to high complexity which require research and analysis
Implementing and maintaining application software throughout the full code life-cycle
Participate in some system design and specification development, program logic and flow-charting, testing, debugging, and documentation
Quick resolution of both production and non-production issues and provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions
A key contributor in client/technology interactions in the development of technology solutions
Interface with Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure teams
Troubleshooting of complex problems in development and production environments, ensuring timely resolution of issues
Co-lead or drive large projects and programs with less oversight than junior developers
Working with asynchronous, non-blocking interactions

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

4+ Years of Java, J2EE (both client and server side) required
4+ Years Experience with OOA/OOD, distributed systems/software, real-time processing, relational database systems, messaging systems required
3+ years of experience working on the thinkorswim Alerts application required
Experience working on high-transaction desktop trading systems required
Experience with concurrency & multi-threading required
Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning required
Experience with agile, test-driven development required
Experience with Java Swing required
Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows required
Experience with build, deploy and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven and TeamCity, JUnit required
Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications
Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in using agentic and AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
Experience in leveraging agentic and AI-assisted flows in multiple aspects of SDLC outside of coding
Experience in creating prompts, skills and workflows using agentic and AI-assisted tools
Certification and training related to topics in finance and trading

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