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).

Workplace Services Engineering (WSE) is an organization within Schwab Technology Services that is embarking on a major transformation. We support Workplace Services and we are shaping the future of how people experience financial wellbeing at work. We partner with leading employers to deliver innovative retirement, equity, and workplace financial solutions that help millions of their employees build stronger financial futures. Ours is a fast-growing, high-impact business where scale meets purpose, a place where our work directly influences how people plan, save, invest, and succeed.

As a key growth engine for the firm, we are investing more than ever to expand our capabilities, modernize our platforms, and elevate the experiences we deliver to employers and their employees. Our teams work at the intersection of technology, service, and financial expertise, supporting workplace clients with solutions that scale, adapt, and deliver meaningful outcomes. Here, your ideas help shape what is next for workplace financial services. If you are energized by solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and making a real difference in the workplace services industry, you will find your place here.

In this role, you will help build a critical part of Schwab’s growth in the Workplace market by designing and building scalable platforms supporting critical workplace applications, including Equity Administration, PCRA, and Retirement Plan Services for millions of participants. You will drive modernization initiatives, including API and foundational system improvements that enable faster, safer integration and partnerships, improve platform stability, performance, and resilience, and modernize legacy components to address risk remediation and compliance needs. You will also leverage AI to innovate processes and outcomes while serving as a collaborative technology partner who influences solutions and business outcomes.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2+ years of progressive experience in software development and engineering, including hands-on coding and solution design.
• Exposure to modernization initiatives, such as API development, microservices architecture, or cloud-native platforms.
• Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments, participating in Scrum teams and iterative delivery.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation for improving delivery efficiency.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Solid understanding of API design and integration, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Basic understanding of security best practices, performance optimization, and platform health.
• Proficiency with .NET Core /.NET 6+ for building scalable applications.
• Proficiency in C# as a primary programming language.
• Experience developing web services and RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core.
• Experience using Entity Framework Core for ORM and data access.
• Experience with relational databases, preferably SQL Server.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new technologies quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of progressive experience in software development and engineering, including hands-on coding and solution design.
• 1+ years of experience in technical leadership or team lead roles, guiding engineers and contributing to enterprise-scale solutions.
• Experience contributing to modernization projects, such as API development, microservices, or cloud migration.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.
• Working knowledge of security best practices and performance tuning for scalable applications.
• Advanced proficiency with .NET Core /.NET 6+, C#, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and SQL Server.
• Experience working within Agile/SAFe methodologies and collaborative team environments.
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification.
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification, or active pursuit of certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.