Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Lead

Charles Schwab; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Sabbatical after 5 years of service

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and volunteering

Job summary

Schwab Technology Services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in San Francisco to drive hands-on technical leadership while delivering scalable identity platform solutions. You will design, implement, and guide architecture decisions across Java-based enterprise applications, REST APIs, and microservices, leveraging cloud services management and DevOps practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration, architecture influence, and production ownership, with opportunities to work on modern engineering

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in Java development, including designing, building, and supporting high-volume, highly available enterprise applications
• Ability to provide Technical Leadership by setting direction, guiding architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and raising engineering standards across delivery teams
• Strong Systems Engineering capability, including designing scalable, resilient, maintainable systems across applications, services, and data flows
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs, Microservices, and enterprise integration patterns that enable reliable system interoperability
• Experience with Cloud Services Management and cloud-based deployment practices in a CI/CD delivery model
• Demonstrated DevOps mindset, including continuous build, source control, deployment automation, code quality, and production ownership
• Strong Data Management experience with relational or NoSQL databases, data models, data integrity, and real-time or batch data movement
• Ability to use Generative AI or AI‑assisted engineering tools responsibly to support code development, testing, review, documentation, and automation while maintaining ownership of quality and correctness
• Strong Stakeholder Management skills, including the ability to partner with product, architecture, vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes

Skills

Java development

Technical Leadership

Systems Engineering

REST APIs

Microservices

Cloud Services Management

DevOps mindset

Data Management

Generative AI

Stakeholder Management

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Yugabyte

Event-driven systems

Message queues

Streaming platforms

GCP

AWS

Azure

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.

Schwab Technology Services is building the technology that helps create more connected, reliable, and personalized experiences for millions of clients. In this role, you will help build and evolve the Schwab Customer Identifier platform, the unified identity layer that helps resolve the same client across Schwab affiliates and supports a more complete view of each customer across lines of business.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will provide hands‑on technical leadership while remaining close to the code. You will use Java, Systems Engineering, REST APIs, Microservices, Cloud Services Management, DevOps, Data Management, Generative AI, and Stakeholder Management to design scalable solutions, guide architecture decisions, improve engineering quality, and help the team deliver client‑facing functionality from scoping through production rollout. This is an opportunity to shape a critical platform, influence modern engineering practices, and contribute to technology that supports Schwab’s client‑first mission.

What you have

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in Java development, including designing, building, and supporting high-volume, highly available enterprise applications
• Ability to provide Technical Leadership by setting direction, guiding architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and raising engineering standards across delivery teams
• Strong Systems Engineering capability, including designing scalable, resilient, maintainable systems across applications, services, and data flows
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs, Microservices, and enterprise integration patterns that enable reliable system interoperability
• Experience with Cloud Services Management and cloud-based deployment practices in a CI/CD delivery model
• Demonstrated DevOps mindset, including continuous build, source control, deployment automation, code quality, and production ownership
• Strong Data Management experience with relational or NoSQL databases, data models, data integrity, and real-time or batch data movement
• Ability to use Generative AI or AI‑assisted engineering tools responsibly to support code development, testing, review, documentation, and automation while maintaining ownership of quality and correctness
• Strong Stakeholder Management skills, including the ability to partner with product, architecture, vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in product‑engineering environments where engineers own systems, outcomes, and production quality
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Yugabyte, event‑driven systems, message queues, or streaming platforms
• Experience with GCP, PCF, AWS, Azure, or similar cloud and platform environments
• Experience translating low‑level design elements, API contracts, class structures, and data models into structured specifications
• Experience establishing team‑level engineering practices for code quality, AI‑assisted workflows, automation, test coverage, and delivery consistency
• Ability to influence technical strategy, lead proof‑of‑concepts, evaluate new technologies, and guide decisions using data, risk, and business impact

Learning Opportunities

In this role, you will continue building depth in enterprise identity platforms, cloud‑based engineering, distributed systems, AI‑assisted development, and technical leadership. You will have opportunities to expand your expertise in Generative AI, agentic workflows, spec‑driven development, platform resiliency, cloud deployment, and enterprise‑scale systems design.

You will also deepen your ability to influence architecture, guide engineering standards, partner across teams, and mentor engineers in a complex, high‑impact technology environment. The skills evaluated during interviews will include Java, Technical Leadership, Systems Engineering, REST APIs, Microservices, Cloud Services Management, DevOps, Data Management, Generative AI, and Stakeholder Management.

Skill Development Values

At Schwab, we value capability, learning, ownership, and growth. This role is designed for an engineer who wants to continue developing through meaningful work, strong collaboration, mentorship, and opportunities to solve complex business and technology problems. You will be encouraged to challenge assumptions, improve how teams build software, responsibly adopt new tools, and help create reliable solutions that serve clients and support Schwab’s future.

'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. We champion a 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