Quantitative 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.
Schwab Wealth & Asset Management Engineering (WAME) Technology is part of the Schwab Technology Services (STS) organization supporting Schwab's Research, Investment management, and Trading platforms to provide products, advice and services to institutional and retail clients manage investments.
Our team—Investments, Credit and Trading Technology team—is essentially the front-office for Schwab Asset Management that continues to harness the state-of-the-art technologies for differentiating Schwab portfolio research, asset & wealth management. The team has won several industry awards such as the “Best IT Team of the Year” and the “Asset Manager Digital Tool of the Year”.
Be part of a high performing that plays a key role in co-developing investment models, defining the technology strategy, designing investment management and trading systems, and delivering to high engineering standards.
What you'll do:
This is a Quant Developer role managing the software development lifecycle including the coordination, prioritization and communication across the business product areas. It will include building and realizing the strategy for the teams to support the dynamic needs of the WAME business.
The role includes the hands-on development role, building a client driven technology organization. The role entails full Agile — designs/develops software solutions and business process solutions based on business needs. Lead application components of moderate complexity, with guidance from manager. Provide technical design input in overall project. Focus on quality based on Schwab’s standards.
What you have
Required Qualifications:
This role requires a highly motivated, organized and experienced business focused technology individual with a proven record of software quality assurance to a front office investment management business.
- Required: A university degree from a well-respected academic institution; advanced degrees in Information management, Computer Science, Business Administration and/or other professional certifications are a plus
- Required: Experience in financial industry developing quantitative models
- Required: At least 3 years’ experience building software in Python or R. Strong proficiency in Python, MongoDB or other SQL/no-SQL database, Time-series data, Plotly/ charting
- Required: At least 3-years of professional experience
- Required: Recent experience working in Agile teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Desired: Some experience with cloud/ cloud foundry platform; AWS will be a plus
- Desired: Full-Stack with experience in HTML5, Angular/Backbone, JavaScript, JQuery
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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:
This role requires a highly motivated, organized and experienced business focused technology individual with a proven record of software quality assurance to a front office investment management business.
- Required: A university degree from a well-respected academic institution; advanced degrees in Information management, Computer Science, Business Administration and/or other professional certifications are a plus
- Required: Experience in financial industry developing quantitative models
- Required: At least 3 years’ experience building software in Python or R. Strong proficiency in Python, MongoDB or other SQL/no-SQL database, Time-series data, Plotly/ charting
- Required: At least 3-years of professional experience
- Required: Recent experience working in Agile teams
Preferred Qualifications:
- Desired: Some experience with cloud/ cloud foundry platform; AWS will be a plus
- Desired: Full-Stack with experience in HTML5, Angular/Backbone, JavaScript, JQuery
In addition to the salary range, this role is also 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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