Mid Level Android Developer

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

At Charles Schwab & Co., we are on a mission to be the most trusted name in financial services and transform lives and investing through client-centric and innovative investing solutions. As a mid level Android developer, you provide guidance on the development and maintenance of Charles Schwab's flagship thinkorswim® Android application! In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a team of talented engineers, on one of the most sophisticated trading platforms in the world, built on a codebase we are constantly updating with the latest and greatest industry standards

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

• Interpreting designs and converting them to usable features in the thinkorswim app
• Helping support the team with bug fixes, code maintenance, testing, debugging, and documentation
• Providing analysis of problems and recommending solutions
• Working in conjunction with business analysts or more senior developers on product solutions
• Implementing and maintaining application software throughout the full code life-cycle
• Understanding and resolving mobile security issues
• Working with asynchronous, non-blocking interactions

• Good understanding of socket based connectivity and Mobtr protocol
• Good understanding of the TOS Mobile charting library
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues using best practices to support live applications
• Prioritizes compliance, security, and scalability of data systems
• Executes strategies to restore services promptly and address disruptions
• Addresses QA challenges by applying best practices in testing and compliance
• Validates requirements and constraints to support effective development and operations
• Monitors and addresses security policy violations using best practices
• Resolves software design challenges using predictive and adaptive methods
• Applies best practices to build, test, and validate software components while resolving issues
• Consolidates software changes into secure, stable releases using best practices
• Ensures systems align with cloud architectures using modern design methodologies

• Conducts in-depth analysis, evaluates factors, and influences decisions with insights
• Ensures stakeholders has the necessary information for informed decisions
• Analyzes market dynamics, provides guidance to peers, and aligns work with business goals
• Trusts colleagues to manage outcomes
• Anticipates consequences of situations and acts to prepare for contingencies in assigned tasks
• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and implements creative solutions
• Influences team quality and effectiveness with decisions
• Verbally presents ideas confidently, ensuring mutual understanding
• Builds credibility with expertise, transparency, and confidentiality
• Delivers powerful messages with persuasive language to drive viewpoint adoption
• Chooses effective methods to reach ambitious goals and measure outcomes
• Applies specialized expertise to support initiatives that optimize performance
• Produces work that meets or exceeds quality expectations
• Writes concise, well-structured, and engaging business documents

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities