Software Developer in Test

About the role

This position is part of a Digital Accelerator at Schwab, focusing on driving client-centricity, reducing time to market, and increasing efficiency. The model is insights-driven and emphasizes rapid iterations to foster innovation and transformation. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced environments, embrace ambiguity, and passionately welcome change.

The selected candidate for this role will work on site in the specified location(s).

Responsibilities

• Pursue strong engineering practices through a culture of continuous improvement.
• Share in the vision of the product and drive the team toward that vision.
• Estimate, coordinate, and direct testing for multiple products/projects.
• Perform software quality assurance on highly complex and/or multiple projects through manual and automated testing using industry-standard tools and agile methodologies.
• Contribute to product development by addressing minor bug fixes and handling production support requests.
• Pair with full-stack developers during active development to ensure Schwab coding standards and best practices are followed.
• Stay abreast of user feedback by attending and reviewing UX Research sessions.
• Develop with the user in mind, understanding the key business indicators (KBI) targeted with each ticket.
• Follow agile principles and focus on incremental delivery.
• Actively participate in discovery and experimentation sessions, collaborating closely with engineers and product team members to discover robust solutions.
• Be at the forefront of evolving work practices across teams by incorporating design thinking, a multi-channel approach, and end-to-end collaboration.
• Implement test practices, standards, and processes; troubleshoot test issues; record test results; track and prioritize defects; and participate in product readiness and release decisions.
• Establish fact-based measures of test efficiency, effectiveness, and product readiness.
• Take part in application deployment to production and ensure successful deployment.
• Be accountable for test environment stability and test data manifestation in various non-production regions.

Requirements

• A passion for digital innovation and a commitment to superb client experience.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with an information technology focus, or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with unit testing patterns (TDD/BDD) and methodologies.
• Effective relationship-building skills—ability to partner cross-functionally and work effectively with various levels of the organization and personality types.

Skills

• Mastery of one or more test automation tools/frameworks:
  • Test Libraries: Protractor, Selenium, or WebDriver.io
  • Test Framework: Ruby, Cucumber, Specflow, TestNG, NUnit, or XUnit
• At least 2 years of hands-on knowledge in test automation using Selenium, WebDriver.IO, or Protractor with the Cucumber framework.
• Strong programming skills in one or more object-oriented programming languages like C#, Java, or C++.
• Familiarity with web application development using frameworks like MVC, Angular, etc.
• Experience with REST API development and test development for REST.
• Experience with Agile and being part of a scrum team.
• Understanding of patterns and practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot environmental issues.
• Ability to conceptualize the best tactical approach for a team to deliver a project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to solve frontend/backend issues and independently provide creative solutions.
• CI/CD experience with Bamboo.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and a 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.

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.