Lead Software Developer

Your 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. 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(s).Charles Schwab Investment Management Technology provides application strategy, development, and support for investment teams across multiple locations. The applications supported by this organization help power critical investment functions, including equity and fixed income trading, portfolio management, investment risk, and trade compliance.As a Lead Software Developer, you will design, develop, test, and enhance secure, scalable applications in a data-centric environment. You will use your Java and full-stack development expertise to solve complex problems, make sound technical decisions, and deliver reliable solutions for the Investment Advisory team. Working in an Agile environment, you will collaborate across distributed teams, contribute technical direction, and mentor other engineers while strengthening application quality, security, and maintainability. Your work will directly support the technology capabilities investment professionals rely on to manage portfolios, evaluate risk, and meet compliance obligations.What you haveRequired Qualifications10+ years of software development experience using JavaDemonstrated Software Development and Application Development experience designing, building, testing, and supporting complex enterprise applicationsExperience developing REST APIs and working with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Struts, Apache Tomcat, JSON, and XMLExperience applying Design Principles and design patterns, including Strategy, Factory, and Singleton, to build stable and reusable solutionsExperience with Unit Testing, Git-based source control, and CI/CD practices, including branch management, merge-conflict resolution, and deployment workflowsExperience identifying and addressing application security risks using static and dynamic security testing tools, common vulnerability remediation practices, and Java security librariesExperience working with relational and non-relational databases, including Oracle, DB2, MongoDB, and RedisWorking knowledge of the investment and trading lifecycle, including data, risk, and compliance requirements supporting equity and fixed income activitiesDemonstrated Technical Leadership, Collaboration, and Problem Solving skills, including the ability to guide technical decisions and mentor engineersExperience working with Agile teams and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and ZephyrPreferred QualificationsFull-Stack Development experience across data services and user interface technologiesExperience supporting financial services, investment management, portfolio management, trading, investment risk, or trade compliance applicationsExperience contributing to open-source software or maintaining a public GitHub portfolioAbility to adapt to evolving priorities, evaluate complex technical options, and communicate recommendations across distributed engineering teamsDemonstrated commitment to Continuous Learning and applying emerging technologies to improve software quality, security, and delivery outcomesIn addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.Job SummaryRequisition ID: 2026-125802Posted Date: 2 days ago(8/26/2026 3:26 PM)Category: Engineering & Software DevelopmentSalary Range: USD $136,000.00 - $152,000.00 / YearApplication deadline: 8/30/2026Position Type: Full time