Director, Software Development & Engineering Senior (PL) - Crypto Technology

Your opportunity

At Charles Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thinking 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 to work on site in the specified location(s).

Charles Schwab is launching a new Digital Assets and Crypto initiative as part of its broader investment platform strategy.

This role will lead and shape a newly formed Crypto engineering team within the Portfolio Management Technology organization, responsible for building next-generation crypto and blockchain capabilities including wallet custody, tokenization, stable coin offerings, and blockchain integration.

This is a senior people leadership role for a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in fast-paced, highly regulated environments and is excited to build and scale teams in the evolving digital assets space.

This role will be responsible for:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of crypto and blockchain engineers across onshore and offshore locations.
• Own the end-to-end delivery roadmap for the crypto platform, including architecture, design, development, and operations.
• Drive hiring and talent strategy, including contractor-to-full-time conversion plans.
• Define and own the architecture vision for crypto platform components and reference patterns.
• Partner closely with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless platform integration.
• Provide subject matter expertise on crypto and blockchain technologies during design and architecture reviews.
• Drive operational excellence through metrics, telemetry, and continuous improvement practices.
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and increase engineering productivity.
• Lead collaboration with offshore engineering teams to ensure consistent delivery standards and effective cross-site operating models.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation for the crypto engineering organization.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of software development or engineering experience, with progressive leadership responsibility.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience managing and growing high-performing engineering teams.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with crypto and blockchain technologies.
• Strong knowledge of blockchain platforms, smart contracts, cryptography, and distributed systems.
• Experience working within financial services or other highly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-year initiatives using Agile delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience driving adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve developer productivity.
• Experience leading and collaborating with offshore engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building and scaling crypto or blockchain engineering teams.
• Experience with wallet custody solutions, tokenization platforms, and stable coin systems.
• Familiarity with major blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Solana, or Layer 2 technologies.
• Experience integrating AI and automation into the software development lifecycle.
• Strong executive communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.