Director, Principal Software Architect
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 a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
Workplace Services Engineering is growing at Schwab! We are looking for an Architect who can help drive ourmodernization efforts specific to our Equity Compensation Technology department. A successfulcandidatewould be aservant leader who likes to stay hands to keyboard. They will be asked to design solutions, build tools, use AI toaccelerate delivery, and develop products. This role will also provide mentorship to junior associates; present designsto governance boards; and work directly with delivery teams.
Position Responsibilities:
- Leads architectural initiatives from design to support
- Establishes methods to optimize enterprise architecture alignment and drive tactical execution
- Champions efforts that optimize system reliability through advanced life cycle management techniques
- Guides transformative initiatives to optimize organizational capabilities for impactful results
- Leads the execution of system design strategies for cloud-based environments
What you have
Required Qualifications:
- Champions architectural strategies across teams and enterprises
- Builds enablement tools to improve time to market for delivery teams
- Has developed and demonstrated AI strategies that can be multipliers for technical leads
- Directs the strategic priorities for organizational capability improvement
- Shapes strategic frameworks for innovative, system design and architecture
- Demonstrated strong coaching and mentorship skills for junior associates creating a culture of curious learning
- Proven to be iterative and strategic in solution designs with a focus on Site Reliability Engineering tenants
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- 10+ years experience with Java / Spring
- 5+ years experience with front end technologies – Angular, React, JavaScript
- 3+ years experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or AWS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Anticipates and responds to evolving business needs while managing organizational priorities
- Leverages analytical insights to shape policy, drive outcomes, and guide strategy
- Communicates key information with stakeholders across multiple channels to ensure successful outcomes
- Utilizes intelligence of the industry, market, and competition to influence strategy in the business area
- Utilizes holistic, abstract, or theoretical perspectives to guide strategic direction and anticipates industry trends
- Transforms data into actionable insights and mentors others in diagnostic techniques
- Influences innovative solutions and contingency plans in the broader business area
- Promotes creativity, experimentation, and strategic thinking to differentiate Schwab from its competitors
- Exerts executive influence to drive enterprise-wide direction and optimize partnerships
- Crafts persuasive messages that shape and influence behaviors to drive outcomes
In addition to the salary range, this role is also 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:
- Champions architectural strategies across teams and enterprises
- Builds enablement tools to improve time to market for delivery teams
- Has developed and demonstrated AI strategies that can be multipliers for technical leads
- Directs the strategic priorities for organizational capability improvement
- Shapes strategic frameworks for innovative, system design and architecture
- Demonstrated strong coaching and mentorship skills for junior associates creating a culture of curious learning
- Proven to be iterative and strategic in solution designs with a focus on Site Reliability Engineering tenants
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- 10+ years experience with Java / Spring
- 5+ years experience with front end technologies – Angular, React, JavaScript
- 3+ years experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or AWS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Anticipates and responds to evolving business needs while managing organizational priorities
- Leverages analytical insights to shape policy, drive outcomes, and guide strategy
- Communicates key information with stakeholders across multiple channels to ensure successful outcomes
- Utilizes intelligence of the industry, market, and competition to influence strategy in the business area
- Utilizes holistic, abstract, or theoretical perspectives to guide strategic direction and anticipates industry trends
- Transforms data into actionable insights and mentors others in diagnostic techniques
- Influences innovative solutions and contingency plans in the broader business area
- Promotes creativity, experimentation, and strategic thinking to differentiate Schwab from its competitors
- Exerts executive influence to drive enterprise-wide direction and optimize partnerships
- Crafts persuasive messages that shape and influence behaviors to drive outcomes
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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