Sr Specialist Software Development Engineer Java ThinkPipes - Charles Schwab

Position Type : RegularYour opportunityAt 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.

Charles Schwab has been a leader in financial services for nearly four decades, working to make investing more affordable, accessible, and understandable to all.

Driven by our purpose to champion every client’s goals with passion and integrity, we’re committed to providing an environment that respects and appreciates the diversity of our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve.

Our goal, as seen through clients' eyes, is that Schwab continuously improves on being a premier financial service provider through best-in-class service, technology, products, people, and advice.

Responsibilities : Perform product analysis and development tasks of increasingly complex nature which may require extensive research and analysis.

Work independently in the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of complex systems with fast turn-around.

Provide detailed analysis of problems, prepare detailed design documents with recommendations.Apply innovation, creativity and improvement to development process and implement process and procedural improvements.

Stay current with technology and industry best practices to ensure proper utilization of these in software development.Work on multiple projects utilizing and leading global / offshore teams.

Provide adequate and proactive support for various applications.What you haveQualifications : Able to interpret business requirements and programming specifications to write Java programs that solve business needs.

Significant exposure to and demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of programming and analysis, including design factors, software requirements, systems facilities, and execution protocols.

Experience with Architecture design of multi-tiered client / server applications.Must be well organized and self motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision.

Strong verbal / written communication skills.Ability to work with others in a team environment.Ability to work on aggressive schedules.

May require work beyond normal hours (weekends or evenings).Ability to lead and influence other developers onshore as well as offshore.

Technical Skills : Must haves : 5+ years of experience working with Java UI / Desktop UI and relevant technologies.Proficiency with Java 8 / 11 constructs and featuresDeep knowledge of internals of JVM and techniques of tunning on VMExpertise with different design and architectural patterns especially Java concurrency patternsHands on experience / knowledge of Java GUI frameworks like Swing.

AngularExtensive knowledge of design principles behind a scalable application (vertical and horizontal)In-depth knowledge of code versioning tools, e.

g. GitUnderstanding of building tools : Gradle, Maven, TeamCity / Bamboo CI is big plus.Extensive hands-on experience with Spring, Web Technologies, XML, JSON, Streams Deserialization / Deserialization, effective errors and exception handling techniques, Multithreading and Synchronization as well as RESTful web services and Service-oriented architecture Deep knowledge and practical experience in Java ecosystem vulnerabilities (Veracode, BlackDuck, and other static analysis tools and platforms)Strong knowledge of ORACLE and ideally ANSI SQLExperience with JMS (IBM MQ, Rabit MQ), other messaging systems (Kafka)Strong understanding of batch processing of large data setsPluses : Strong knowledge of complex Options, Futures, Order Matching and Routing principlesExperienced in implementing real time trading applications.

What’s in it for youAt Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry.

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 planPaid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positionsPaid parental leave and family building benefitsTuition reimbursementHealth, dental, and vision insurance