Senior Engineering Manager, Software Development & Engineering (PL)
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
At Charles Schwab, our purpose is simple: we champion client’s goals with passion and integrity. Guided by honesty, mutual respect and a 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
What you have
Required Skills :-
- Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field.
- Hands-on with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code in IDE/CLI workflows.
- Working knowledge of agentic and spec-driven development — translating low-level design (class structures, API contracts, data models) into structured specs, with custom instructions and prompt engineering to establish team-level practices.
- Uses AI for code, tests, reviews, and automation — with clear ownership of correctness.
Core Engineering - 10+ yrs: Java, Spring, cloud, REST + SOAP web services in high-volume, highly-available environments.
- 4–6 yrs: Distributed/NoSQL DBs — PostgreSQL preferred, MongoDB, Yugabyte.
- 4+ yrs: real-time data and streaming.
- 4+ yrs: continuous build (Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git).
- 3+ yrs: GCP and/or AWS/Azure.
- 3+ yrs: event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, message queues).
- 2+ yrs: cloud deployment in a CI/CD model.
- 1+ yr: batch / data pipelines (Spring Batch, PySpark).
- Agile + Atlassian stack (JIRA, Confluence).
- Drives projects to completion — anticipates risks, proposes creative solutions.
- Experience working with vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred Skills :-
- End-to-end ownership partnering with technical and business experts; develops specs spanning architecture, design, production and test environments; drives POCs to validate new technology choices.
- Strategic influence: drives data-based decisions, leads high-impact programs, and shapes business unit strategy and resource allocation.
- Communication & standards: delivers persuasive verbal and written communication that engages diverse audiences; upholds high standards of reliability and subject-matter authority; raises quality benchmarks and establishes new standards of excellence
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 Skills :-
- Bachelor's in Engineering, CS, or related field.
- Hands-on with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code in IDE/CLI workflows.
- Working knowledge of agentic and spec-driven development — translating low-level design (class structures, API contracts, data models) into structured specs, with custom instructions and prompt engineering to establish team-level practices.
- Uses AI for code, tests, reviews, and automation — with clear ownership of correctness.
Core Engineering - 10+ yrs: Java, Spring, cloud, REST + SOAP web services in high-volume, highly-available environments.
- 4–6 yrs: Distributed/NoSQL DBs — PostgreSQL preferred, MongoDB, Yugabyte.
- 4+ yrs: real-time data and streaming.
- 4+ yrs: continuous build (Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git).
- 3+ yrs: GCP and/or AWS/Azure.
- 3+ yrs: event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, message queues).
- 2+ yrs: cloud deployment in a CI/CD model.
- 1+ yr: batch / data pipelines (Spring Batch, PySpark).
- Agile + Atlassian stack (JIRA, Confluence).
- Drives projects to completion — anticipates risks, proposes creative solutions.
- Experience working with vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
Preferred Skills :-
- End-to-end ownership partnering with technical and business experts; develops specs spanning architecture, design, production and test environments; drives POCs to validate new technology choices.
- Strategic influence: drives data-based decisions, leads high-impact programs, and shapes business unit strategy and resource allocation.
- Communication & standards: delivers persuasive verbal and written communication that engages diverse audiences; upholds high standards of reliability and subject-matter authority; raises quality benchmarks and establishes new standards of excellence
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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