Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Senior

Charles Schwab Corporation; Westlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation, volunteering

Job summary

Charles Schwab Corporation is hiring a software engineer to design and develop retirement plan administration systems using C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core. You’ll work in an agile team with testers, product owners, and Scrum Masters to decompose requirements into technical tasks and deliver features in sprints.

You will also create automated tests, implement CI/CD pipelines, and deploy to cloud environments. The role includes production support for highly available services and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field and 96 months of progressive post-Bachelor’s experience.
• Design and develop software systems using C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core, including microservices for retirement plan platforms.
• Design and develop SOAP (WCF) and RESTful web services with API versioning and Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
• Create automated test suites using TDD and maintain code quality with CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment.
• Implement secure authentication/authorization (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect) and provide production support for high-availability systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design and development of software applications for retirement plan administration.
• Participate in an agile team and collaborate to flesh out system requirements.
• Design and build automated tests and release applications to production on a regular schedule.
• Provide production application support and perform root cause analysis for critical incidents.
• Analyze existing code for defects and performance bottlenecks and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with architects to define technical designs aligned with standards and security.
• Contribute to code reviews and maintain code quality across the team.
• Decompose requirements into technical tasks and estimate effort for iterations.
• Maintain integrations between internal systems and external service providers.
• Create and maintain design specifications and operational runbooks.

Skills

Code reviews

Agile/Scrum

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science / related field

Tools

C#

.NET

ASP.NET Core

SOAP (WCF)

RESTful Web API

Swagger/OpenAPI

CI/CD

PCF / Cloud deployment

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

Splunk

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.

Duties: Assist with the design and development of software applications primarily focused on retirement plan administration. Participate in an agile team of developers, testers, product owners, and Scrum Masters. Participate in discussions and engage other team members to flesh out system requirements when minimal information is provided. Design and build automated tests. Release applications to production environments on a regularly scheduled basis. Provide production application support for applications that require 99% uptime. Analyze existing application code to identify defects, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement, and implement enhancements that increase system reliability and maintainability. Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to define technical designs and document solution approaches that align with enterprise standards and security requirements. Participate in code reviews, providing and incorporating feedback to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to established engineering practices. Decompose business requirements into well-defined technical tasks, estimate level of effort, and deliver committed work within each development iteration. Develop and maintain integrations between internal systems and external service providers to support end-to-end business processes. Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications and operational runbooks, to support ongoing maintenance and knowledge sharing.

Starting compensation for this location depends on related experience. Annual bonus opportunity and other eligible earnings are not included in the range(s) above. We offer a competitive benefits package, see below for details.

What you have

Job Requirements: Requires Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field and 96 months of progressive, post-Bachelor’s experience in a related occupation.

Experience must include 96 months of experience involving the following: Design and develop software application systems using C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core, applying object-oriented design principles and SOLID patterns, including decomposing applications into microservices for retirement plan administration platforms; Design and develop SOAP (WCF) and RESTful (Web API) web services, including HTTP methods, API versioning, and Swagger/OpenAPI documentation, for enterprise service-oriented architectures; Design and build automated test suites and apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices to ensure code reliability and regression prevention; Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and code quality analysis, and deploy and configure applications on cloud platforms, including Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF); Develop and integrate secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect; and Provide production application support for high-availability systems, perform root cause analysis for critical incidents, and implement monitoring and alerting using Splunk for proactive issue detection.

We offer competitive pay and benefits. Starting compensation depends on related experience. Annual bonus and other eligible earnings are not included in the ranges above. Benefits include: 401(k) w/ company match; employee stock purchase plan; paid vacation, volunteering, 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; hybrid/remote work schedule available for eligible positions (subject to Schwab’s internal approach to workplace flexibility).