Senior Auth Platform Engineering Lead

Charles Schwab Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the authentication platform, ensuring secure, scalable login experiences for clients. You will guide a distributed team, balance technical leadership with people development, and partner across technology, business, and development squads.

You will promote modern engineering practices, automation, metrics, and AI-enabled development to improve quality, speed, and resilience, while aligning priorities with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years of software development management experience, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and developing engineering talent
• 1+ years of experience focused on security technologies
• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience with distributed platforms
• Experience leading technical teams in the delivery of highly scalable, reliable applications aligned to business priorities, budgets, timelines, and technology strategy
• Experience with Java and/or C# in Linux and/or Windows data center environments
• Deep knowledge of authentication protocols, REST, APIs, and Web Services
• Experience building complex, highly scalable, low-latency applications
• Experience owning and operating multiple instances of a mission-critical service
• Experience identifying technical and resource risks early and establishing mitigation plans
• Experience with Agile development practices and Test-Driven Development
• Experience using AI or automation to support software development practices, testing, code review, or engineering productivity

Responsibilities

• Lead the authentication platform engineering team to deliver secure, scalable login experiences.
• Drive modern engineering practices and automation to improve quality, speed, and resilience.
• Partner across technology, business, and development teams to align priorities and manage risk.
• Coach teams across multiple locations with a focus on security technologies and long-term growth.

Skills

Technical leadership

Security technologies

Java/C# development

Distributed platforms

Team coaching

Agile / TDD

AI/Automation in dev

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NoSQL (MongoDB/Aerospike)

Cloud tech (GCP, PCF)

Job description

Charles Schwab Corporation in Austin, TX is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the authentication platform, ensuring secure, scalable login experiences for clients. You will guide a distributed team, balance technical leadership with people development, and partner across technology, business, and development squads.

You will promote modern engineering practices, automation, metrics, and AI-enabled development to improve quality, speed, and resilience, while aligning priorities with