API Portal Developer
Your Opportunity
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).
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.
Charles Schwab is seeking a Sr Specialist - Software Development & Engineering (API Gateway) to join our Enterprise Middleware team within Portfolio Management Technology. Enterprise Middleware delivers the foundational API gateway and integration platforms that power thousands of business-critical applications and support Schwab’s cloud modernization, resiliency, security, and AI transformation initiatives.
In this role, you will develop, operate, and automate Schwab’s enterprise API gateway portal powered by Google Apigee, helping drive secure, scalable, and reliable API-first solutions across the firm. You will collaborate with application, security, infrastructure, and platform teams to improve developer experience, accelerate cloud-native adoption, strengthen platform resiliency, and enable critical business outcomes. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, technical leadership, and a passion for leveraging automation and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve productivity, operational excellence, and the delivery of innovative business solutions.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of software engineering experience in UI and backend development, middleware, or API integration platforms.
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software delivery, engineering productivity, and code quality.
- Understanding of AI-Driven Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) practices and intelligent automation concepts.
- Experience with Angular, JavaScript, REST APIs, and developer portal technologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using tools such as Maven, GitHub Actions, or equivalent technologies.
- Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, and production support practices.
- Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD), including unit, integration, and contract testing.
- Demonstrated communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills within Agile environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience contributing to AI-DLC practices and leveraging AI-enabled automation across software development and platform operations.
- Familiarity with agentic AI workflows or multi-agent orchestration patterns.
- Experience supporting API management platforms within financial services or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience with enterprise-scale traffic migration, certificate lifecycle management, and API onboarding automation.
- Experience contributing to architecture standards, reference patterns, or developer enablement initiatives.
- Google Apigee, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or related API/cloud platform certifications.
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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
What you are good at
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of software engineering experience in UI and backend development, middleware, or API integration platforms.
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software delivery, engineering productivity, and code quality.
- Understanding of AI-Driven Development Lifecycle (AI-DLC) practices and intelligent automation concepts.
- Experience with Angular, JavaScript, REST APIs, and developer portal technologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using tools such as Maven, GitHub Actions, or equivalent technologies.
- Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, and production support practices.
- Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD), including unit, integration, and contract testing.
- Demonstrated communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills within Agile environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience contributing to AI-DLC practices and leveraging AI-enabled automation across software development and platform operations.
- Familiarity with agentic AI workflows or multi-agent orchestration patterns.
- Experience supporting API management platforms within financial services or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience with enterprise-scale traffic migration, certificate lifecycle management, and API onboarding automation.
- Experience contributing to architecture standards, reference patterns, or developer enablement initiatives.
- Google Apigee, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or related API/cloud platform certifications.
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
Why Schwab?
At Schwab, “Own Your Tomorrow” embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth. We’re a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition takes you.
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