Full stack software engineer

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Your opportunity

At Schwab, youre 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.

Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) engineering is an organization within Schwab Technology Services aligned to support the technology needs of Schwab Asset Management (SAM), Wealth & Advice Solutions (WAS), the Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR), and Third-Party Platform teams. Wealth Management Engineering (WME), an organization with WAM Engineering, is dedicated to providing support to WAS which is a growth area for Schwab.

This newly created role will support the future growth of the WAS business. As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will enable WME to achieve consistent, predictable, high-quality delivery by implementing best practices, tools, metrics, automation frameworks and provide oversight in the areas of software development and testing. Youll serve as a strong and versatile hands-on technical leader. You will deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment.

You will play a critical role in supporting key stakeholders across the WAS organization which is focused on high-net worth and ultra-high net worth retail investors. Supported business functions span Schwabs Wealth and Investment Solutions including Schwab Wealth Advisory. You will be working with a team of talented and highly motivated technologists that strive to make technology a strategic differentiator for Schwabs WAS business and their clients.

What You Have

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors/masters degree from a top tier university
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
• Hands on experience gained through at least 2-3 years in a moderately complex software development role.
• 2-3 years experience with fullstack application development technologies, Java, RESTful APIs, front end technologies such as Angular or React
• Experience with build tools - Gradle or Maven.
• 2-3 years experience developing single page applications with Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Understanding cloud-native enterprise applications deployed in PCF, AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools using GitHub/GitActions and Bitbucket/Bamboo.
• Understanding of Agile software development principles, including experience participating in a Scrum-based delivery team.
• Good experience using ‘git as source control systems.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good Application Security experience integrating and resolving vulnerabilities within Veracode.
• Knowledge of object-oriented principals and design patterns.
• Application performance evaluation and tuning skills.
• Application development using TDD Practices like unit testing and Behavior/Feature testing.
• Experience with configuring feature flag using Launch Darkly and with web Adobe Analytics tagging.
• Experience developing single page applications using NgRx.
• Demonstrated knowledge in troubleshooting Issues using Splunk, including logging, and creating Splunk alerts.
• Event-based messaging experience leveraging RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Experience providing Production and Operations Support.
• Ability to work independently and also collaborate with all types of stakeholders, both technical and business, peers, and leaders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and learn new technologies.
• Good customer focus with a sense of ownership and determination to drive solutions in a collaborative environment.

Whats In It For YouAt Schwab, were committed to empowering our employees personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means youll 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 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

Whats In It For You:At Schwab, were committed to empowering our employees personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means youll 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 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

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at ***************@schwab.com or call 800-275-1281.