Manager, Software Development & Engineering

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.

Duties: Collaborate with Product Owners and business stakeholders to analyze requirements and define functional and technical specifications within an Agile framework. Participate in Agile ceremonies, refining and decomposing business requirements into clear, implementable user stories. Contribute to architecture and design discussions, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards. Lead the design, development, and enhancement of enterprise applications, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability. Ensure high code quality through design best practices, unit testing, integration testing, and early defect detection. Partner with cross-functional teams to guide technical decisions, troubleshoot issues, and deliver high-quality solutions, while supporting release and production stability. Mentor junior developers and collaborate with governance and support teams to ensure compliance, effective incident management, and continuous improvement.
Position allows for 100% remote work. Reports to company HQs in Westlake, TX. Subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility.

Starting compensation for this location depends on related experience. Annual bonus opportunity and other eligible earnings are not included in the range(s) above. We offer a competitive benefits package, see below for details.

Job Requirements: Requires Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 72 months of progressive, post-Bachelor’s experience in a related occupation. 

Experience must include 72 months of experience involving the following: Build scalable, high-performance enterprise applications using C#, .NET Core, and .NET Framework; Design and optimize data solutions across SQL Server, Aerospike, and MongoDB, handling high-volume, low-latency workloads; Develop event-driven, distributed systems using Apache Kafka for real-time processing and integration; Deploy and manage cloud-native and microservices-based applications using PCF, Docker, and Kubernetes; Design and build RESTful APIs focusing on performance, security, and scalability; Implement resilient, highly available systems focusing on fault tolerance, scalability, and disaster recovery; and Use performance testing, monitoring, CI/CD, and observability practices to ensure reliability and quickly resolve production issues. 

We offer competitive pay and benefits. Starting compensation depends on related experience. Annual bonus and other eligible earnings are not included in the ranges above. Benefits include: 401(k) w/ company match; employee stock purchase plan; paid vacation, volunteering, 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; hybrid/remote work schedule available for eligible positions (subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility).