Director of AI-Enabled Engineering & Modernization

Charles Schwab Corporation; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Director, Software Development & Engineering to shape the CES Automation Solutions’ AI-enabled engineering strategy in a regulated financial environment. You will lead cross-functional teams, establish standards, and drive modernization while balancing security, auditability, and risk considerations.

You will influence senior stakeholders, translate emerging AI capabilities into enterprise solutions, and partner across product, architecture, cybersecurity,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior engineering, architecture, or technical leadership experience with complex legacy tech environments.
• Hands-on experience applying Generative AI to software engineering workflows.
• Experience modernizing regulated, mission-critical systems emphasizing reliability, security, auditability, and controlled change.
• Experience designing context-management, knowledge, or retrieval solutions across multiple repositories and stacks.
• Strong software engineering and architecture experience spanning delivery, automation, platform engineering, testing, observability, and production operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish technical direction and scalable engineering practices.
• Evaluate and implement AI-enabled solutions and maintain context across systems.
• Guide modernization while balancing resilience, security, regulatory considerations, and technical debt.
• Partner with product, architecture, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, operations, and leadership to set standards and guardrails.

Skills

Generative AI in software

Senior engineering leadership

System modernization

Context-management design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Legacy modernization tooling

Job description

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Director, Software Development & Engineering to shape the CES Automation Solutions’ AI-enabled engineering strategy in a regulated financial environment. You will lead cross-functional teams, establish standards, and drive modernization while balancing security, auditability, and risk considerations.

You will influence senior stakeholders, translate emerging AI capabilities into enterprise solutions, and partner across product, architecture, cybersecurity,