Manager, Software Development & Engineering

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.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

Stock Plan Services focuses on supporting equity compensation for our B2B clients.  We have multiple applications that support this effort.  Our vision is to provide employees of both Schwab and our Corporate partners with modernized industry leading products and platforms, while building a culture people love to work in.  While executing this goal we strive to maintain excellent customer support and deliver on sustaining engineering objectives.  We are fueled by a diverse team of talented team-members who continuously raise the bar on delivering best-in-class products and services to people all over the world.

What you have

• 5 – 7+ years designing and developing in java based applications
• Experience using IDE and GIT repositories for code management and CI/CD tools for code deployment
• Develops solutions and coordinates with teams to enhance application support
• Enhances processes to ensure legal and ethical data compliance
• Innovates solutions that strengthen incident response and mitigate outcomes
• Generates effective QA testing solutions that boost operational performance and product integrity
• Enhances business outcomes by partnering with teams to organize and prioritize requirements
• Develops security solutions that meet business requirements
• Develops software solutions that align with design principles and business objectives
• Optimizes software development testing and verification to enhance component reliability and address operational problems
• Leads packaging and orchestration to efficiently deliver software deployments
• Delivers scalable, business-aligned system design solutions through predictive or adaptive approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) methodologies
• Strong analytical, communication and problem resolution skills
• Applies analytical thinking to abstract factors, guides outcomes, and sets priorities
• Consistently maintains clear, open communication to enhance collaboration with others
• Leverages industry expertise to guide strategy and guide team members in industry and marketplace dynamics
• Encourages independent problem-solving and decision-making
• Anticipates reactions from individuals and groups in situations and plans accordingly
• Seeks new methods or technologies to enhance work outcomes
• Influences improvements in efficiency and effectiveness within a function
• Adapts oral communication to engage diverse stakeholders and inspire action
• Earns trust through ethical decisions and deep subject matter knowledge
• Uses storytelling, data, and emotion to persuade diverse audiences
• Leads activities, implements goal-setting strategies, and resolves a wide range of issues
• Analyzes trends and recommends strategies to sustain the firm's competitive advantage
• Applies quality standards effectively, ensuring excellence and inspiring precision
• Produces high-quality written materials tailored to different stakeholders

Job Family-Specific Competencies

• Software Development - Implementing standards, processes, and methods to create, test, and verify software components, ensuring reliability and resolving operational problems and bugs
• Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
• Forward Thinking - Anticipating consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies
• Results Orientation - Focusing on the desired end result of one’s own or one’s units work
  
  Setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them
• Application Maintenance and Support - Delivering effective management and technical services to address technical issues and minimize disruption to application users