Manager, Software Development & Engineering
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.
The Portfolio Management Technology team is building a private cloud–based trading platform designed for ultra-low latency, high-volume processing, and reliability at scale. In this role, you’ll help design and deliver software that supports billions of transactions during market hours that directly enable Schwab to serve clients with consistency, speed, and trust.
You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, architects, and business partners to evaluate complex requirements, design scalable solutions, and guide technical decisions. Working in an agile, team-oriented environment, you’ll contribute hands-on while also providing technical leadership, mentoring others, and strengthening a culture where we succeed together as One Schwab.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
- 7+ years of experience developing software in production environments using modern programming languages and frameworks
- 7+ years of experience building and maintaining applications with C# and .NET
- Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership for a team or project, including guiding design decisions and code quality
- Ability to design and support scalable, high-performance, and resilient systems that meet demanding business needs
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to analyze complex scenarios and deliver practical solutions
- 1-2 years or more of Schwab Technology domain experience gained as a current or recent contractor or employee is a must.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working experience with IBM MQ, Kafka, Aerospike (NoSQL) database, Splunk (logging), JSON/XML, PCF (Cloud), Caching, Performance Analysis & Profiling, Twelve-Factor App Methodology, Resiliency Patterns, Observability Patterns, Agile Practices etc.
- Ability to evaluate user and system requirements, clarify objectives, and communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical partners
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs to enable reliable system integration
- Experience working with relational and document-based databases
- Experience with messaging, streaming, or event-driven architecture
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 or related field.
- 7+ years of experience developing software in production environments using modern programming languages and frameworks
- 7+ years of experience building and maintaining applications with C# and .NET
- Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership for a team or project, including guiding design decisions and code quality
- Ability to design and support scalable, high-performance, and resilient systems that meet demanding business needs
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to analyze complex scenarios and deliver practical solutions
- 1-2 years or more of Schwab Technology domain experience gained as a current or recent contractor or employee is a must.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working experience with IBM MQ, Kafka, Aerospike (NoSQL) database, Splunk (logging), JSON/XML, PCF (Cloud), Caching, Performance Analysis & Profiling, Twelve-Factor App Methodology, Resiliency Patterns, Observability Patterns, Agile Practices etc.
- Ability to evaluate user and system requirements, clarify objectives, and communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical partners
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs to enable reliable system integration
- Experience working with relational and document-based databases
- Experience with messaging, streaming, or event-driven architecture
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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