Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Senior

The Charles Schwab Corporation; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k) with company match

Parental leave and family benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

The Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join Schwab Technology Services. You will build modern, scalable web applications using React and Next.js, mentor engineers, and contribute to reusable UI components across our digital platforms.

You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams, leverage AI-assisted development, and help raise the bar for performance, quality, and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years building React.js applications.
• Experience mentoring engineers.
• Strong debugging and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Lead development team in design, coding, testing, and debugging of web applications
• Build semantic, accessible UI components and pages
• Collaborate with product, design, and back-end teams
• Ensure quality through code reviews and performance optimization

Skills

React.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Frontend architecture

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

Sanity/Contentful

GraphQL

Docker

Job description

Your Opportunity

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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.

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our team and help build modern, scalable web applications using React and Next.js, with integrations to headless CMS platforms such as Sanity. In this role, you will help lead the development and enhancements of user-facing applications, contribute to reusable component architecture, mentor engineers and support content-driven experiences across our digital platforms. You will partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams while leveraging modern practices, including AI-assisted development, to accelerate delivery and raise the bar for quality, performance, and innovation. It is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who wants to build meaningful client experiences and make a lasting mark on Schwab's future.

What You Have

• Working closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team
• Directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing, and debugging of applications
• Build semantically correct user-friendly web pages, emails, and assets
• Mentor engineers in best practices
• Ensure best practices when committing code to our React component library.
• Collaborate with a variety of different teams including designers, architects, back-end teams

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related experience
• 5+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of deep experience building applications with React.js

Strong proficiency in:

• JavaScript / TypeScript
• HTML5, CSS3
• Modern frontend tooling

Expertise in:

• React (hooks, component architecture, lifecycle)
• Frontend application design and state management

Experience building:

• Scalable, maintainable UI components
• Responsive, cross-browser applications
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills
• Experience cross browser testing and device testing.
• Comfortable debugging using a variety of tools including chrome inspector

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Next.js application development
• Experience with shadcn and Tailwind CSS
• Experience with headless CMS platforms (Sanity, Contentful, etc.)
• Familiarity with:
  • GraphQL
  • Design systems and component libraries
  • Performance optimization and Core Web Vitals
  • Docker
• Experience with:
  • Testing frameworks (Jest, Playwright)
  • CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment workflows
  • Experience with A/B testing

Job Sub-Family Specific Competencies

• Quality Assurance Testing - Confirming the integrity and reliability of business operations through rigorous testing and compliance verification

• Software Design and Specifications - Developing software solutions that meet requirements using established design principles and standards, employing predictive or adaptive design techniques, including plan-driven or iterative/agile approaches

• Software Development - Implementing standards, processes, and methods to create, test, and verify software components, ensuring reliability and resolving operational problems and bugs

• Software Release and Deployment - Managing the deployment of software updates while ensuring compliance with safety, security, and quality standards

• Thoroughness - Ensuring that one's own and other's work and information are complete and accurate

• Careful preparation for meetings and presentations

• Following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled

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