Charles Schwab · 11 hours ago
Sr Java Engineer
US-TX-Southlake
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expCharles Schwab is a financial services company that empowers individuals to make an impact on their careers. They are seeking a motivated Sr Java Engineer to design and deliver new functionality that enhances client services by leveraging event-driven architecture and APIs. The role involves understanding business needs, participating in strategic planning, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
Financial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Understanding the needs of the business, conducting research on potential options and recommending optimal solution based on context
Identifying gaps and mitigating risks to delivery, scalability, performance, security, compliance, operational readiness, and work to respond to them or advocate for prioritization
Participating in strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and stakeholders
Designing effective solutions that are in line with the organization’s vision
Actively participating in product design and development sessions
Writing efficient, easy to follow technical documentation
Reviewing cross-team work in planning to ensure teams understand work break down and dependencies when considering work sequencing and prioritization
Leading cross-team strategic efforts to influence decision and alignment
Understanding several teams' testing strategies and uses the knowledge to educate and help teams level-up their testing. Recommending org testing strategies/solutions
Fostering a culture of engineering excellence and challenging the status quo
Identify gaps in processes and services across environments
Cultivating a culture of open feedback that promotes accountability for getting better together
Facilitating discussions within the CCAT and beyond, ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to share their opinion and be heard, and that discussion outcomes tie to stated goals
Supporting teams on critical production issues
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in actively developing large scale software using: Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services supporting high volume transactions in a highly available environment
6+ years of experience working with containers and microservices in the cloud
6+ years of experience in cloud deployment in a continuous integration, and continuous delivery model (CI/CD)
2+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), or AWS or GCP
2+ years' experience working with databases like MongoDB, Aerospike, and/or PostgreSQL
2+ years Prior experience in IT Transformations and system modernization initiatives from legacy to distributed platforms, i.e., Mainframe Cobol apps/DB2 to Java apps/SQL or MongoDB
Track record of pursuing and maintaining high quality while delivering on tight schedules
Collaborative mindset coupled with a bias for action to effectively engage with all areas of the business including Product Management, Architects, SRE, and adjacent teams, etc
Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including offshore teams and manage offshore development activities
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
Demonstrated ability in solution discovery and crafting a design based in engineering principles
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with the demonstrable ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to analyze and solve problems creatively
Track record of mentoring and coaching that results in a stronger organization
Preferred
Good knowledge of messaging technologies (Rabbit MQ, Kafka, or equivalent)
Experience in Financial Services industry
Experience in Test Driven Development, QA Automation and Quality mindset and behaviors
Proficient in developing Visio diagrams, architectural and design documentations, functional and technical specifications, automated test process
Willingness to learn all aspects of tech stack and document
Ability to research and document production and test environments along with architecture and design work
Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment
Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA and Confluence)
Experience in building interfaces with legacy mainframe stack
Benefits
Bonus or incentive opportunities
Company
Charles Schwab
We have plans for every turn you take.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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