Specialist - Software Development & Engineering

Charles Schwab; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off for vacation

Sabbatical after 5 years of service

Parental leave and family building

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Charles Schwab is seeking a Thinkorswim Developer II in Ann Arbor, MI to design and maintain high-performance backend services for the thinkorswim Desktop trading platform. You will work in a collaborative, on-site environment focused on reliability, security, and scalable architecture.

You will apply backend development, problem solving, and analytical thinking to complex financial software, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver robust technology for Schwab clients.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated backend development skills for complex, performance-sensitive systems.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking to evaluate issues and decisions.
• Experience applying secure development practices to back-end services and ensuring reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend software for the thinkorswim Desktop platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, reliable technology.

Skills

Backend Development

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Secure development practices

Transactional data handling

Collaboration

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).

Within Schwab Technology Services, you’ll help advance innovative and reliable technology that supports how clients manage their money. As a thinkorswim Developer II, you’ll contribute to the development and maintenance of Schwab’s flagship thinkorswim® Desktop trading platform, working in a collaborative, technically challenging environment where performance and resilience matter.

You’ll apply Backend Development, Problem Solving, and Analytical Thinking to complex software design and technical analysis for a highly performant, multi-threaded system. Serving as a subject matter expert for back-end core services, you’ll make thoughtful technical decisions, support secure development practices, and work with transactional market data while collaborating with others to deliver dependable technology for Schwab clients.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated Backend Development skills with the ability to develop and maintain complex, performance-sensitive software systems.
• Strong Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex technical issues and make sound decisions.
• Experience applying secure development practices to back-end core services and protecting the reliability and integrity of software solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with transactional data in highly performant, multi-threaded and resilient systems.
• Strong Collaboration skills with the ability to contribute effectively in an innovative, technically challenging development environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting sophisticated trading, financial-services, or other transaction-intensive technology platforms.
• Demonstrated Application Development and Code Review Practices skills that support maintainable, reliable software.
• Strong Decision Making skills when balancing performance, security, resilience, and technical requirements.
• Adaptability in responding to changing technical challenges, priorities, and platform needs.
• Effective Communication skills for sharing technical concepts, collaborating with development partners, and contributing subject-matter expertise.

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