Java Software Engineer

Ann Arbor, MI

Requisition ID 2026-123372 Category Engineering & Software Development Position type Regular Pay range USD $136,000.00 - $152,000.00 / Year Application deadline 2026-07-02

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.

This position is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Schwab is looking to hire a Software Engineer to contribute to its new generation order management system which drives a significant revenue for Schwab. In this development position, the Software Engineer will perform complex software design tasks and technical analysis on Schwab’s highly scalable and highly performant order management system. Specifically, this role will act as a subject matter expert on the system’s server side modules. In addition, they will also provide mentorship for junior developers, liaise with developers from other teams and ensure development practices are in line with company best practices and policies.

Responsibilities:

Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of extremely high complexity which require extensive research and analysis.

Works closely with, answers questions from and supports developers from other applications that integrate and use the order management system

Leads system design and specification development, program logic and flow-charting, testing, debugging, and documentation. Will be responsible for making complex design choices to be used by the development teams.

Leads moderate to highly complex programming tasks, providing review of various development tasks and documentation. Provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions.

Contributor in client/technology interactions in the development of technology solutions

Interfaces with Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure teams on strategic designs and initiatives.

Leads the troubleshooting of complex problems in development and production environments, ensuring timely resolution of issues.

Mentors more junior engineers/developers, serves as an SME on their system of expertise and directs the work and assigns development tasks of junior engineers/developers.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

5+ Years of Java programming experience

5+ Experience with OOA/OOD, distributed systems/software, real time processing, relational database systems, messaging systems

Experience with concurrency and multi-threading

Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning

Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms and design patterns (GoF)

Experience with agile, test-driven development

Experience with Unix/Linux

Experience with build, deploy and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, TeamCity, Junit, TestNG, JaCoCo or similar tools

Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with application development frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, JSF or similar frameworks

Experience in distributed in-memory data grid

Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks

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

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Eligible Schwabbies receive

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) and employee stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career

Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits

Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment