Highlights
The Associate Software Engineer/Developer will join the Order Management & Risk Technology team, which supports trading and risk-management capabilities across digital assets, equities, options, futures, and foreign exchange for Schwab's active trader clients. Working as part of an Agile Scrum team, you'll develop, test, troubleshoot, and support secure and resilient Java applications while building your technical expertise.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Omaha, NE |
| Industry | Security and Surveillance |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1971 |
| Website | http://www.aboutschwab.com/careers |
Description
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(s).
The Associate Software Engineer/Developer will join the Order Management & Risk Technology team, which supports trading and risk-management capabilities across digital assets, equities, options, futures, and foreign exchange for Schwab's active trader clients. You'll contribute to software solutions that help power a high-volume trading environment supporting more than 2 million trades per day.
Working as part of an Agile Scrum team, you'll develop, test, troubleshoot, and support secure and resilient Java applications while building your technical expertise. You'll collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and technology partners to understand requirements, solve problems, and deliver quality solutions. Your analytical thinking, adaptability, and communication skills will help you investigate issues, contribute to production support, and continuously improve how the team delivers technology for Schwab clients.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Software development experience using Java gained through relevant coursework, technical training, certifications, internships, or professional experience
- Software Development skills with the ability to develop, test, troubleshoot, and support applications
- Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving skills with the ability to evaluate technical issues and contribute practical solutions
- Communication and Collaboration skills to work effectively with technical and business partners
- Experience using an integrated development environment, preferably IntelliJ, and familiarity with source code repositories such as GitHub or Bitbucket
- Experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI tools to support software development activities
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ years of software development experience, including relevant internship experience
- Experience developing applications using Java in an academic, internship, or professional setting
- Experience or relevant knowledge of financial services or trading
- Exposure to messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ, Solace, FTL, or Redpanda
- Exposure to observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk
- Exposure to Oracle RAC, Oracle Coherence, Docker, or Kubernetes
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or Bamboo
- Learning Agility and Adaptability, with the ability to learn new technologies and apply new concepts to defined problems
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
About Company
The Charles Schwab Corporation is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Named "Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Self-Directed Services" by J.D. Power and Associates in 2009, its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC) affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services.
The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. To meet the needs of our clients, we are actively recruiting people with the desire, drive and creativity to find solutions that help meet our clients' needs; who want the chance to learn, grow with the company and explore their career opportunities; who will strive for excellence in achieving our clients' and our company's goals; who have the highest ethical standards - individuals who take pride in making a difference in people's lives.
The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. To meet the needs of our clients, we are actively recruiting people with the desire, drive and creativity to find solutions that help meet our clients' needs; who want the chance to learn, grow with the company and explore their career opportunities; who will strive for excellence in achieving our clients' and our company's goals; who have the highest ethical standards - individuals who take pride in making a difference in people's lives.