Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Senior (Not people leader)

About the role

The Advisor Services Data Delivery Team at Schwab Technology Services is seeking a Software Engineer to lead a scrum team in building and supporting applications that handle critical, high-volume data integration for Schwab’s Advisor clients and third parties. This role involves working with new and emerging cloud technologies and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Solution Architects and Platform Architects to ensure implementations meet the solution architecture and design.
• Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of critical, high-volume data management applications using Cloud technologies.
• Analyze a target system design and decompose the functionality into incremental deliverable milestones.
• Provide leadership within your Scrum team including supporting junior engineers and offsite partners.
• Cook up and coordinate across multiple functional areas to deliver a solution that meets all applicable standards.
• Lead and develop junior members of the engineering team, including performing code reviews, reviewing test strategies, and providing feedback.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers, product owners, and end users to solve challenging problems.
• Support your solutions throughout all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Help organize and enable teams to deliver on multiple efforts simultaneously and ensure accountability by holding the team responsible for deadlines.
• Participate in real-time and after-the-fact diagnosis, troubleshooting, and resolution to production incidents on High availability applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10-12 years professional experience in software engineering.
• Experience providing technical oversight for a scrum team, ideally with 3-5 years experience as a tech lead.
• Strong programming knowledge and experience developing in Java. C# experience is a plus.
• Recent experience with cloud-based technologies, preferably on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with a relational database, SQL, and stored procedures (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres).
• Web Service and REST API design, development, and testing.
• Delivers scalable, business-aligned system design solutions through predictive or adaptive approaches.
• Develops software solutions that align with design principles and business objectives.
• Optimizes software development testing and verification to enhance component reliability and address operational problems.
• Experience writing Unit Tests with high code coverage.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with CI/CD practices.
• Able to quickly grasp complex concepts and learn new technologies.
• Able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be a self-starter who is detail-oriented and focused on driving solutions to completion and achieving deadlines.
• Applies analytical thinking to abstract factors, guides outcomes, and sets priorities.
• Produces high-quality written materials tailored to different stakeholders.
• Influences improvements in efficiency and effectiveness within a function.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with using C#, .Net Framework, .Net Core, WinForms, JavaScript, JSP, CSS, HTML.
• Experience with Spring frameworks, including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Data Flow, python etc.
• Experience with Google Cloud SDK, Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery , Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub, DataFlow, etc.
• Experience using Jira or other agile work tracking system.
• Consistently maintains clear, open communication to enhance collaboration with others.
• Leverages industry expertise to guide strategy and guide team members in industry and marketplace dynamics.
• Encourages independent problem-solving and decision-making.
• Able to mentor and help develop junior-level engineers.

Benefits

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. 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.