Backend Developer, Senior Specialist- C# / .Net

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).

The Financial Planning team within Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) Engineering builds platforms and experiences that help clients translate their goals into action. Our work directly supports how individuals and families plan for their futures.

As a Backend Developer, Senior Specialist,  you’ll contribute deep technical expertise while partnering closely with engineers, architects, and business stakeholders. You’ll play a meaningful role in designing scalable solutions, improving engineering practices, and supporting teammates as they solve complex challenges together.

If you’re motivated by purpose‑driven work, continuous learning, and the opportunity to shape modern financial technology, this is a role where you can grow and make a difference.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you’ll focus on building reliable, high‑quality backend services while collaborating across teams. Key responsibilities include:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and REST APIs that support critical financial planning capabilities.
• Work with relational and non‑relational databases to ensure data is reliable, secure, and scalable.
• Write unit and integration tests and contribute to automated CI/CD pipelines in partnership with DevOps.
• Contribute to trunk‑based development practices, including automation and test coverage as part of feature delivery.
• Participate in code reviews and engineering discussions to share ideas, improve quality, and learn from other.
• Collaborate openly with teammates, architects, and product partners to align solutions with business and technology goals.
• Provide production support, including on‑call participation when needed.

What you have

To ensure that we fulfill 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 or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience developing applications and services using C# and .NET technologies.
• 3+ years of experience working with distributed databases, including relational and NoSQL solutions.
• 3+ years of experience building or supporting event‑driven systems or message‑based architectures.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Experience using source control and collaborative development tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly share ideas, ask questions, and work effectively with others.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience working in cloud‑based environments.
• Experience in highly regulated or large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers through collaboration, feedback, or code reviews.
• A growth mindset with curiosity and openness to learning new tools, patterns, and technologies.

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

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship