Charles Schwab Software EngineerLocation: Austin, TXDays in office: 4 days a weekRate: $62/hr on apex w-2Interview process: 3 video interviews to hireContract: 6 month contract (could be extended)Must have: javascript, java, spring boot or cloud, REST API’s, testing tools, mongoDB and PostgreSQLTechnical SkillsProgramming LanguagesEssential: JavaScript and related frameworksPreferred: AngularEssential: JavaNice to have: .NET / C#Development SkillsEssential: Web application developmentPreferred: Consumer-facing web applicationsEssential: Spring Cloud or similar API gatewaysEssential: REST APIsEssential: Testing automation frameworks such as JUnit, Karma, Ruby, Cucumber, Java BDD, and accessibility testing toolsEssential: MongoDBPreferred: PostgreSQLOperational SkillsEssential: Experience with logging technologies, log analysis, and reportingPreferred: Splunk, BigQuery, GrafanaEssential: CI/CD technologiesPreferred: GitHub Actions, Bamboo, Sonar, Black Duck, VeracodeEssential: Containerized deploymentPreferred: Experience deploying applications to cloud platforms such as GCP or AWSNice to have: Performance testing and performance engineering experienceSoft SkillsDemonstrates curiosity and continuous learning.Proven software design experience building applications capable of handling transaction volumes in the thousands per second while maintaining 99.999% availability and integrating with multiple internal and external applications.Proven experience solving problems in high-stress and time-critical situations, including production issues.Domain ExpertiseEssential: Understanding of authentication protocols such as OAuth and SAML.Preferred: Experience developing identity and authentication solutions consumed by other applications.Nice to have: Understanding of NIST identity standards.