Sr Specialist - Software Development & Engineering
Your Opportunity
Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.
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 part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.
This role will work closely with Schwab Trading development teams to improve scalability and service
reliability. They will do Real-Time troubleshooting of trading workflows in production environment to perform
incident and problem management. They will provide 24*7 Production Support for Trading Infrastructure ecosystem as a part of a global
team and ensure low MTTD (time to detect) and MTTR (time to restore). They will drive the infrastructure modernization effort for DOMS Trading systems.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
• Develop, modernize and improve monitoring for Trading infrastructure.
• Be part of Code Release review and support Trading software releases regularly.
• Develop, manage and run CI/CD pipelines to reduce friction for software delivery to
production.
• Develop, automate and orchestrate tools, frameworks and instrumentation to reduce toil
and increase reliability for applications.
What you have
Required Qualifications
• 3-5 years of experience or relevant knowledge in Windows system administration
• 3-5 years of production support experience
• Ability to code in one or more of programming languages such as .NET, PowerShell,
Java, Python, Bash
• 2-3 years of experience or relevant knowledge of one or more of SQL, NoSQL databases
• 1-2 years of experience or relevant knowledge of IP networking including TCP, UDP,
DNS, DHCP, firewalls, IP routing, etc.
Classification: Schwab Internal
• Knowledge of distributed systems and messaging architectures
• Knowledge of Open-source tools Kafka, Splunk, Influx, Grafana, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
• Financial services industry experience (Good to have)
• Linux system administration
• Agile methodologies
• Strong customer orientation with an affinity to proactively own, communicate, and
follow-through projects and issues
• Extreme sense of ownership to resolve problems in a distributed environment
• Gritty resolve to dig deeper into technical issues in a complex trading eco-system
• Well organized, with the ability to express precise and clear in written and verbal forms
• Strong team orientation and initiative to collaborate with a diverse team
• Microsoft certifications
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