Job Description
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).
As a Lead Software Development Engineer within Advisor Services Technology, you will help build, modernize, and support critical wealth management platform capabilities that enable rebalancing, trading workflows, and data processing.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, making thoughtful decisions in production-critical environments, and delivering scalable solutions that improve platform stability, performance, and resiliency.
You will collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to translate workflow needs into effective technical solutions while contributing to modernization efforts across APIs, batch workflows, data pipelines, microservices, and cloud-ready architectures. Your work will directly support reliable platform outcomes, strengthen engineering practices, and help Schwab continue delivering innovative solutions for advisors and the clients they serve.
What you have
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of experience with Java and software development in production-critical systems
- Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
- Experience with SQL and relational database technologies such as Oracle or PostgreSQL
- Experience with data processing, batch workflows, and data pipelines
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD workflows, and Git-based development
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across APIs, databases, and batch systems
- Ability to operate independently, make sound technical decisions, and deliver outcomes in ambiguous or fast-paced environments
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in financial technology, wealth management, advisor services, rebalancing, trading, or portfolio systems
- Experience with frontend development using Angular or other modern frontend frameworks
- Experience contributing to Micro Frontend architecture, scalability, reliability, or performance improvements
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, and Kubernetes
- Experience improving system reliability through root cause analysis, long-term fixes, defensive coding practices, and resilient design patterns
- Ability to collaborate with business stakeholders and product teams to translate workflow needs into scalable technical solutions
- Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments to deliver iterative, high-quality outcomes
- Ability to mentor engineers, elevate engineering standards, and contribute to a collaborative, adaptable team environment
- Exposure to artificial intelligence tools, frameworks, or applied engineering use cases that improve efficiency, automation, or decision-making
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Southlake, TX |
| Industry | Security and Surveillance |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1971 |
| Website | http://www.aboutschwab.com/careers |
About Company
The Charles Schwab Corporation is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Named "Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Self-Directed Services" by J.D. Power and Associates in 2009, its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC) affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services.
The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. To meet the needs of our clients, we are actively recruiting people with the desire, drive and creativity to find solutions that help meet our clients' needs; who want the chance to learn, grow with the company and explore their career opportunities; who will strive for excellence in achieving our clients' and our company's goals; who have the highest ethical standards - individuals who take pride in making a difference in people's lives.
The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. To meet the needs of our clients, we are actively recruiting people with the desire, drive and creativity to find solutions that help meet our clients' needs; who want the chance to learn, grow with the company and explore their career opportunities; who will strive for excellence in achieving our clients' and our company's goals; who have the highest ethical standards - individuals who take pride in making a difference in people's lives.
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