Software Development Engineer

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Vacation and sabbatical after years of

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is hiring a Software Engineer for the Quote Plant Market Data Platform in Austin, TX. You will help build, enhance, and support a real-time market data platform powering equities, options, futures, forex, and analytics.

You’ll work within a collaborative Agile team to modernize legacy systems and drive platform resiliency, scalability, and observability, with opportunities to apply AI-enabled capabilities to improve delivery and engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Experience developing applications using Java.
• Experience with object-oriented programming and software design principles.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and web services.
• Experience working in Linux or Unix-based environments.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience using source control tools such as Git.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot application and production issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively within Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support high-volume, low-latency market data platforms.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver reliable software solutions.
• Contribute to modernization and automation initiatives.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve platform resiliency.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Linux/Unix

SQL

Git

OO design principles

Analytical thinking

Agile teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

IBM MQ

RabbitMQ

Job description

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).

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering reliable, innovative technology products and services that support trading, web, mobile, and enterprise applications.

The Quote Plant Market Data Platform team supports one of Schwab’s most important market data platforms, powering real-time data across trading, web, mobile, and enterprise applications. We are a hands-on engineering team that owns our systems end-to-end, from development and modernization to production support, operational excellence, and automation. Our success is built on strong collaboration, a willingness to help one another, and a constant focus on improving resiliency, efficiency, and overall client experience. We enjoy solving complex technical challenges, embracing new technologies, and making a meaningful impact on systems that millions of clients rely on every day.

As a Software Engineer on the Quote Plant Market Data Platform team, you will help build, enhance, modernise, and support one of Schwab’s critical real-time market data platforms, which powers high-volume, low-latency services across equities, options, futures, forex, cryptocurrency, news, and analytics.

This role provides an opportunity to contribute to both the support and modernization of legacy systems while helping drive the platform’s long-term technology evolution.

In this role, your application development, analytical thinking, technical troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills will directly support platform resiliency, scalability, and operational excellence. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment with engineers, technical leads, architects, product owners, quality engineers, and infrastructure partners to deliver solutions that strengthen Schwab’s trading platforms and client experience. You will also have opportunities to apply automation and emerging AI-enabled capabilities to improve software delivery, observability, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity over time.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• 6+ years of software development experience
• Experience developing applications using Java
• Experience with object-oriented programming and software design principles
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and web services
• Experience working in Linux or Unix-based environments
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Experience using source control tools such as Git
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot application and production issues
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively within Agile teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, or event-driven platforms
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, or similar platforms
• Understanding of concurrency, multithreading, networking, memory management, and performance tuning
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience supporting highly available production environments
• Experience working with or supporting legacy C++ applications and participating in modernization efforts involving Java and distributed systems
• Experience working in financial services, trading technology, or market data systems
• Familiarity with real-time market data products, including equities, options, futures, forex, or cryptocurrency data
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, or Agentic AI systems
• Experience building, integrating, or supporting AI-enabled applications, services, or engineering tools
• Familiarity with modern AI platforms and frameworks such as Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services, OpenAI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), or similar technologies
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering productivity, testing, documentation, code quality, or operational support
• Curiosity and willingness to continuously learn emerging technologies and engineering practices

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

What’s in it for you

At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance