Senior Software Engineer, Capacity & Scale Solutions

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & sabbatical after 5 yrs

Paid parental leave & family-building

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Capacity Planning team within the OCTO organization. You will focus on end-to-end capacity and scalability assessments for KBTs and platforms, perform root cause analyses, and drive data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration in Austin, TX with a hybrid approach, offering a strong growth culture, advanced analytics, and opportunities to influence architecture decisions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years in application hosting/development, architecture in regulated industries.
• 7+ years using Python or Java development stacks.
• 7+ years with databases (SQL, Oracle, Postgres).
• 5+ years with data visualization tools (Power BI) and BI data frameworks.
• 5+ years monitoring/automation (Grafana) and process automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead capacity planning for Key Business Transactions and platforms.
• Perform root cause analysis and business impact assessments for incidents.
• Monitor metrics reporting and provide insights for scalability.
• Translate leadership asks into technical requirements for AI-assisted development.

Skills

Python stack

Java stack

SQL

Data mining

BI tools

Grafana

Root cause analysis

Cloud native design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

GitHub Copilot

Copilot/AI tools

Job description

Charles Schwab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Capacity Planning team within the OCTO organization. You will focus on end-to-end capacity and scalability assessments for KBTs and platforms, perform root cause analyses, and drive data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes on-site collaboration in Austin, TX with a hybrid approach, offering a strong growth culture, advanced analytics, and opportunities to influence architecture decisions across the enterprise.