Software Development Engineer

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(s). Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering reliable, innovative technology products and services that support trading, web, mobile, and enterprise applications. The Quote Plant Market Data Platform team supports one of Schwab’s most important market data platforms, powering real-time data across trading, web, mobile, and enterprise applications. We are a hands-on engineering team that owns our systems end-to-end, from development and modernization to production support, operational excellence, and automation. Our success is built on strong collaboration, a willingness to help one another, and a constant focus on improving resiliency, efficiency, and overall client experience. We enjoy solving complex technical challenges, embracing new technologies, and making a meaningful impact on systems that millions of clients rely on every day. As a Software Engineer on the Quote Plant Market Data Platform team, you will help build, enhance, modernize, and support one of Schwab’s critical real-time market data platforms, which powers high-volume, low-latency services across equities, options, futures, forex, cryptocurrency, news, and analytics. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to both the support and modernization of legacy systems while helping drive the platform’s long-term technology evolution. In this role, your application development, analytical thinking, technical troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills will directly support platform resiliency, scalability, and operational excellence. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment with engineers, technical leads, architects, product owners, quality engineers, and infrastructure partners to deliver solutions that strengthen Schwab’s trading platforms and client experience. You will also have opportunities to apply automation and emerging AI-enabled capabilities to improve software delivery, observability, troubleshooting, and engineering productivity over time. What you have Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field6+ years of software development experienceExperience developing applications using JavaExperience with object-oriented programming and software design principlesExperience developing and consuming REST APIs and web servicesExperience working in Linux or Unix-based environmentsExperience with relational databases and SQLExperience using source control tools such as GitStrong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot application and production issuesAbility to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively within Agile teams Preferred Qualifications Experience with distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, or event-driven platformsExperience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, or similar platformsUnderstanding of concurrency, multithreading, networking, memory management, and performance tuningExperience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworksExperience with containerization technologies such as Docker and KubernetesExperience supporting highly available production environmentsExperience working with or supporting legacy C++ applications and participating in modernization efforts involving Java and distributed systemsExperience working in financial services, trading technology, or market data systemsFamiliarity with real-time market data products, including equities, options, futures, forex, or cryptocurrency dataExperience with Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, or Agentic AI systemsExperience building, integrating, or supporting AI-enabled applications, services, or engineering toolsFamiliarity with modern AI platforms and frameworks such as Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Services, OpenAI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), or similar technologiesExperience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering productivity, testing, documentation, code quality, or operational supportCuriosity and willingness to continuously learn emerging technologies and engineering practices In addition to the salary range, this role is 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. 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 planPaid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positionsPaid parental leave and family building benefitsTuition reimbursementHealth, dental, and vision insurance