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.

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.

You will work closely with technical leads and Product Owners to implement new features, enhancements,

and fixes for Digital Messaging Technology team. This team leads the systems and platforms that send all

email, push, SMS, and other omni-channel messages and communications to Schwab’s valued clients. You

will be a key contributor of extending the excellence of Schwab’s core digital platforms and experiences,

providing Schwab’s clients and advisors with key digital capabilities. Schwab pushes the boundaries of digital

service and digital excellence, and these teams are at the forefront of creating and delivering these

capabilities.

This opportunity will be part of a larger group called Cross Enterprise Services (CES) which is focused on

delivering consistent, enterprise quality and highly performant shared services for all of Schwab’s systems

as building blocks for outstanding end-user experiences. CES offers a wide range of technology

opportunities for great people to grow and demonstrate their skills.

• Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of technology solutions for Digital Messaging

Technology applications, ensuring high quality and efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Collaborate closely with technical leads, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams to implement new

features, enhancements, and fixes for large-scale, omni-channel communication platforms serving Schwab’s clients

and advisors.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including API documentation, technical use cases, and design

artifacts, to support project delivery and team knowledge sharing.

• Mentor and support junior developers, fostering a collaborative and agile environment while driving

innovation and continuous improvement within the team.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in software development or technology solution delivery

• 4+ years of experience building REST services that support high volume transactions in highly available

environments.

• 4+ years demonstrated real world experience in database principles, such as SQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

• 3+ years working on systems and platforms managing content and delivering email, push, SMS, and

other omni-channel messages and communications.

• Proven experience with modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript,

Python)

• Comfortable with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) concepts, unit testing

principles and implementations, API test automation techniques as well as automated deployment pipeline

tools.

• Experience with Atlassian tool suite is strongly preferred: JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Bamboo

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and deliver projects on time

• Proven experience in software engineering principles, such as software design patterns and SOLID

principles.

• Ability to fully support all development phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

• Be able to work in a Hybrid model. This role is not eligible for full remote.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nice to have knowledge on spring batch processing.

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.

• Willingness to learn all aspects of tech stack and document.

• Ability to research and document production and test environments along with architecture and design work.

• Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment

• Experience working in a financial service organization.

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities