Quality Assurance Engineer IV
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.
Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
We’re looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges and shaping technology that millions of traders rely on every day. Join our thinkorswim® backend services team and work on the core of an innovative trading platform—secure login, real-time market data, order routing, and advanced risk and margin calculations. You’ll lead automation and quality strategies in an agile environment, collaborating with top engineers to deliver resilient, high-performance systems at scale. If you want a role where your work directly impacts real-time trading and gives you room to innovate, grow, and make a difference, this is it.
What you have
Required Qualifications
▪ 3 years: Leading design and executes comprehensive test strategies for backend services, APIs, and distributed
systems, including inter‑service communication such as Java RMI and messaging patterns.
▪ 3 years: Applying analytical skills to validate real-time data, order routing, authentication/login workflows, and other
critical backend processes using production-like data and environments.
▪ 3 years: Testing complex trading platforms—covering critical user journeys such as authentication and seamless
login experiences, real-time market data distribution, and order execution—to ensure accuracy, resiliency, and
performance at scale.
▪ 8 years: Troubleshooting issues in high-throughput, low-latency systems, leveraging logs, metrics, and traces to
isolate defects across service boundaries.
▪ 2 years: Applying proficiency with Java, microservices, REST APIs, and at least one messaging platform (e.g., Kafka,
RabbitMQ, JMS, or QDS), plus common test and build tools (JUnit/TestNG, Gradle/Maven, Git, TeamCity/GitHub
Actions).
1-2 years of Schwab technology domain experience gained as a current or recent contractor or employee
▪ 10 years: Utilizing relational databases and SQL for large-scale data validation and troubleshooting.
▪ 15 years: Guiding QA strategy by leveraging deep knowledge of backend systems and industry best practices.
▪ 10 years: Championing QA best practices in an Agile environment and driving continuous improvement of test
coverage and reliability.
▪ 2 years: Using API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)
▪ Produces high-quality documentation and test artifacts tailored for different audiences (engineering, product,
compliance).
Preferred Qualifications
▪ Communicates clearly and collaborates effectively across engineering, product, and delivery teams.
▪ Mentors team members and shares expertise to foster growth in test automation, performance testing, and resiliency practices.
▪ Synthesizes stakeholder input to make informed decisions and anticipate impacts on quality and delivery.
▪ Seeks innovative methods and tools to improve test efficiency and effectiveness, including contract testing, schema validation, and automation for messaging services (Kafka/JMS/QDS).
▪ Influences improvements in CI/CD integration, test observability, and overall QA process maturity.
▪ Produces high‑quality documentation and test artifacts tailored for different audiences (engineering, product, compliance).
▪ Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured).
▪ Experience with performance/load testing (e.g., Gatling, JMeter, K6) and resiliency scenarios (timeouts, retries, failover).
▪ Knowledge of advanced SQL techniques for large‑scale data validation.
Job Family-Specific Competencies |
- Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
- Business Acumen - Ability to perform with insight, acuteness, and intelligence in the areas of the industry
Make decisions and act in situations in which there is not enough information to be certain of outcome or implications of the decision - Forward Thinking - Anticipating consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies
- Software Release and Deployment - Managing the deployment of software updates while ensuring compliance with safety, security, and quality standards
- Thoroughness - Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate
Careful preparation for meetings and presentations
Following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled - Quality Assurance Testing - Confirming the integrity and reliability of business operations through rigorous testing and compliance verification
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
▪ 3 years: Leading design and executes comprehensive test strategies for backend services, APIs, and distributed
systems, including inter‑service communication such as Java RMI and messaging patterns.
▪ 3 years: Applying analytical skills to validate real-time data, order routing, authentication/login workflows, and other
critical backend processes using production-like data and environments.
▪ 3 years: Testing complex trading platforms—covering critical user journeys such as authentication and seamless
login experiences, real-time market data distribution, and order execution—to ensure accuracy, resiliency, and
performance at scale.
▪ 8 years: Troubleshooting issues in high-throughput, low-latency systems, leveraging logs, metrics, and traces to
isolate defects across service boundaries.
▪ 2 years: Applying proficiency with Java, microservices, REST APIs, and at least one messaging platform (e.g., Kafka,
RabbitMQ, JMS, or QDS), plus common test and build tools (JUnit/TestNG, Gradle/Maven, Git, TeamCity/GitHub
Actions).
1-2 years of Schwab technology domain experience gained as a current or recent contractor or employee
▪ 10 years: Utilizing relational databases and SQL for large-scale data validation and troubleshooting.
▪ 15 years: Guiding QA strategy by leveraging deep knowledge of backend systems and industry best practices.
▪ 10 years: Championing QA best practices in an Agile environment and driving continuous improvement of test
coverage and reliability.
▪ 2 years: Using API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)
▪ Produces high-quality documentation and test artifacts tailored for different audiences (engineering, product,
compliance).
Preferred Qualifications
▪ Communicates clearly and collaborates effectively across engineering, product, and delivery teams.
▪ Mentors team members and shares expertise to foster growth in test automation, performance testing, and resiliency practices.
▪ Synthesizes stakeholder input to make informed decisions and anticipate impacts on quality and delivery.
▪ Seeks innovative methods and tools to improve test efficiency and effectiveness, including contract testing, schema validation, and automation for messaging services (Kafka/JMS/QDS).
▪ Influences improvements in CI/CD integration, test observability, and overall QA process maturity.
▪ Produces high‑quality documentation and test artifacts tailored for different audiences (engineering, product, compliance).
▪ Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured).
▪ Experience with performance/load testing (e.g., Gatling, JMeter, K6) and resiliency scenarios (timeouts, retries, failover).
▪ Knowledge of advanced SQL techniques for large‑scale data validation.
Job Family-Specific Competencies |
- Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
- Business Acumen - Ability to perform with insight, acuteness, and intelligence in the areas of the industry
Make decisions and act in situations in which there is not enough information to be certain of outcome or implications of the decision - Forward Thinking - Anticipating consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies
- Software Release and Deployment - Managing the deployment of software updates while ensuring compliance with safety, security, and quality standards
- Thoroughness - Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate
Careful preparation for meetings and presentations
Following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled - Quality Assurance Testing - Confirming the integrity and reliability of business operations through rigorous testing and compliance verification
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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