Sr Specialist - Software Engineering -BDSE

Your opportunity

At Charles Schwab, our purpose is simple: we champion client's goals with passion and integrity. Guided by honesty, mutual respect and commitment to doing what's right, we bring innovation, education, and service together to help shape financial futures. Our people are the foundation of our success - they approach their work with curiosity and collaboration, coming together to create solutions that make a meaningful impact for clients and communities. As we expand into India, we are bringing this same culture of inclusion, learning, and opportunity to new talent. Joining us means becoming part of a global team where your work matters and your future can take shape.

Our Hyderabad location is central to Schwab's growth, bringing together talented people and technology to drive innovation, scale and efficiency. Here, you will work alongside teams who create solutions that support millions of clients every day. The work you do is more than daily operations - it's a chance to experiment, learn, and build within a values-driven, supportive environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our early growth phase and shape something new, backed by the stability and strength of a Fortune 500 company. Your impact begins on day one, and your contributions will help define our future in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and ship features end-to-end - from design through production - with growing independence.
• Write production-grade Java on GCP and PCF; participate in design discussions and code reviews.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools (Copilot, Claude Code) as part of your day-to-day workflow.
• Own the quality of what you build - tests, monitoring, and post-release behavior.
• Collaborate with product, senior engineers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Grow technically - actively learn from senior engineers, code reviews, and production experience.

• Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Hands-on with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code in IDE workflows.
• Comfortable using AI for code suggestions, test generation, and troubleshooting - with ownership of correctness and quality.
• 6+ yrs: Java, Spring, and REST web services.
• 2+ yrs: Distributed or NoSQL DBs - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Yugabyte.
• 2+ yrs: continuous build (Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git).
• 2+ yrs: cloud development on GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• 1+ yr: event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or message queues) - preferred.
• 1+ yr: real-time data or streaming applications - preferred.
• Exposure to batch jobs / data pipelines (Spring Batch, PySpark) - nice to have.
• Agile + Atlassian stack (JIRA, Confluence).
• Delivers committed work reliably; flags blockers early.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Feature ownership - independently designs and ships well-scoped features; writes clear, testable code and contributes to design discussions.
• Quality mindset - writes meaningful tests, participates actively in code reviews, and cares about production behavior.
• Curiosity and growth - seeks out learning opportunities, picks up new tools and patterns quickly, and applies feedback

• Competitive compensation and retirement programs including Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Gratuity, and optional National Pension System (NPS) contributions
• Robust Paid Time Off, including annual/privilege leave, sick and casual leave, public holidays, maternity/paternity leave, and more
• Education assistance for continued learning to help you grow
• Comprehensive medical insurance with Outpatient Department (OPD) services, including vaccination, pharmacy, dental, and vision coverage
• Annual reimbursement for health check-ups and mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare (creche) reimbursement for eligible employees
• Transportation and meal benefits that support your day-to-day work
• Group life, personal accident, and critical illness insurance