Software Development Tester

Charles Schwab; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and sabbatical

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Retail Web Technology team in Austin. You will design, build, and maintain automation frameworks to ensure scalable, secure, and client-focused software delivery across web apps, APIs, and microservices.

The role emphasizes CI/CD integration, shift-left quality, AI-assisted testing, and collaboration with engineers, product owners, and architects to raise engineering excellence and reliability in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years in SDET, software engineering, or quality engineering roles
• Strong software development experience with C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience designing scalable automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions
• Hands-on with modern automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress) and API testing tools
• Familiar with CI/CD, Agile, DevOps, TDD/BDD, and release automation
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and observability tools
• Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and JIRA/GitHub workflows

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and libraries for web apps, APIs, and microservices
• Build automated validation for functional, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Develop test strategies aligned to architecture and workflows
• Drive shift-left quality by partnering with engineers during design and development
• Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines for rapid feedback
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to testability and quality metrics
• Perform performance, resiliency, and security testing as part of quality program
• Leverage AI-assisted testing tools to improve productivity and coverage
• Collaborate with product owners and teams to improve testability and reliability
• Monitor production readiness with observability dashboards and incident analysis

Skills

C#

.NET

JavaScript

TypeScript

OO design

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

REST API testing

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.

About the Team

The Retail Web Technology (RWT) organization is responsible for developing and enhancing Schwab's Trade Watchlist and Quick Quote experiences for retail investors. Our mission is to deliver reliable, scalable, and intuitive digital solutions that enable clients to make informed investment decisions with confidence.

We embrace modern engineering practices, automation, AI-enabled innovation, and continuous improvement to solve complex business challenges. At RWT, engineers work collaboratively across product, architecture, and development teams to deliver exceptional client experiences while driving technical excellence and operational reliability.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. This role combines strong software engineering skills with modern quality engineering practices to ensure the delivery of resilient, scalable, secure, and client-centric solutions.

As an SDET, you will design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks, quality engineering tools, test infrastructure, and continuous validation capabilities that enable rapid and reliable software delivery. You will partner closely with software engineers, product owners, business analysts, architects, and platform teams to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Beyond traditional test automation, you will drive quality strategy, improve engineering productivity, leverage AI-assisted development practices, and strengthen operational excellence through observability, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, building scalable automation solutions, influencing engineering practices, and delivering high-quality software from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and reusable test libraries supporting web applications, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Build automated validation solutions for functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, accessibility, and cross-browser testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies aligned to business workflows, application architecture, integration points, and system dependencies.
• Drive shift-left quality practices by partnering with engineering teams during requirements, design, and development phases.
• Implement risk-based testing approaches to improve coverage, efficiency, and release confidence.
• Contribute production-quality code using modern software engineering principles, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
• Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and rapid feedback throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner with development teams to improve testability, quality metrics, coding standards, and engineering effectiveness.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions that improve software quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Design and execute performance, load, resiliency, reliability, and security testing strategies.
• Support production readiness through monitoring, observability, logging, dashboards, alerting, and incident analysis.
• Analyze complex defects, troubleshoot automation failures, and drive root-cause analysis across distributed systems.
• Support highly available customer-facing applications and contribute to continuous reliability improvements.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate automation development, improve productivity, enhance test coverage, and streamline engineering workflows.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and testing approaches to continuously improve quality engineering capabilities.
• Champion engineering excellence through collaboration, knowledge sharing, quality advocacy, and continuous improvement initiatives and data-driven decision-making.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of 'challenging the status quo,' this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET), Software Engineering, Test Automation, or Quality Engineering roles.
• Current working experience with Schwab systems and processes
• Strong software development experience using C#, .NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, and object-oriented design principles.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and software engineering best practices.
• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions.
• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed architectures using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, Bruno, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience with performance and resiliency testing using tools such as JMeter, k6, LoadRunner, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD, BDD, continuous testing, and release automation practices.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, including data validation, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, or similar tools.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI-assisted testing solutions, prompt engineering techniques, and workflow automation platforms.
• Experience contributing to cloud-native environments including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, Azure or PCF platforms.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, or similar engineering productivity and DevOps platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting customer-facing applications in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within financial services, trading platforms, brokerage systems, or other regulated industries.
• Experience with AI-driven testing, test data generation, intelligent test selection, or autonomous quality engineering tools.
• Experience with contract testing, service virtualization or consumer-driven testing.
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and reliability-focused engineering practices.
• Experience building internal engineering tools, frameworks, developer productivity platforms, or reusable automation accelerators.

In addition to the salary range, this role is also 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