What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer position at Charles Schwab?
Your opportunity
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 a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
The Financial Planning team within Wealth & Advice Solutions (WAS) Technology builds the platform and experiences
that help clients plan for their financial futures. Our platform is at the center of both rep-led and self-directed client
experiences geared toward creating a lifelong relationship with the clients that meets them at every point of their
financial journey.
We are looking for a engineer to join a newly forming agile delivery team. As a lifelong learner, you will bring
your experience in building and testing applications. In this role you will enhance and extend the core financial
planning platform to create new solutions that empower our clients. You will work in an iterative delivery team
building with frequent releases, building toward continuous delivery.
What you have
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
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 a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
The Financial Planning team within Wealth & Advice Solutions (WAS) Technology builds the platform and experiences
that help clients plan for their financial futures. Our platform is at the center of both rep-led and self-directed client
experiences geared toward creating a lifelong relationship with the clients that meets them at every point of their
financial journey.
We are looking for a engineer to join a newly forming agile delivery team. As a lifelong learner, you will bring
your experience in building and testing applications. In this role you will enhance and extend the core financial
planning platform to create new solutions that empower our clients. You will work in an iterative delivery team
building with frequent releases, building toward continuous delivery.
What you have
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degrees in Computer Science or related field
- 5 years of experience with frameworks such as Java, Java Core, Spring, Springboot
- Strong Java backend experiences including designing highly fault tolerant and scalable systems
- Experience in front end development using Angular and JavaScript; willingness to learn, required
- Strong relational database experience
- Experience developing/managing REST and SOAP-based Web Service API(s) in a transaction processing environment
- Curious about new technologies and processes. You always seek to improve yourself and everyone around you and proactively seek and share knowledge with others outside of your organization
- Ability to translate requirements into designs
- 2 years experience working with building automated test tools
- Professional experience with source code repository tools, such as Bitbucket or GitHub
- Strong communication skills – you balance written and verbal communication to clearly share your perspective with others on the team
- Experience working in an Agile team
- Hands-on working knowledge of Kafka streams in building messaging and services-based software is preferred
- PCF experience is a plus. GCP experience is a huge plus
- Experience in Financial Services
- Hands on experience with application and service development using C# and .Net frameworks (ASP.NET, .Net Core)
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and 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
Salary : $130,000 - $160,000