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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).

Charles Schwab’s Software Applications Engineers thrive in a leading-edge work culture while developing products that help Schwab customers learn, explore and make life-impacting moves on their paths to achieving their goals. We are looking for a Software Applications Engineer to work on web development for the client-facing account open application. This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong problem solving skills who can contribute in a highly collaborative culture and Agile team environment. The ability to deliver innovative, low cost, reliable solutions is key to success in this role. Our Software Applications Engineers are driven to learn, grow, and continuously contribute to evolving the Schwab experience and technology.

What you’ll do:

+ Analyze, design, program, debug, configure and modify software systems and/or new products used in local, cloud, networke, mobile or Internet-related technology; code may be used in commercial and/or end-user applications

+ Use programming languages and technologies to write code, perform testing, log, and debug applications, all with the goal of achieving Maintainability, Availability, Scalability, and Security

+ Pursue strong engineering practices through a culture of continuous improvement

+ Complete documentation for tech specs

+ Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications

+ Follow the principles of agile and focus on incremental delivery

+ May lead cooperative efforts among members of project teams

+ Act as a mentor to junior staff members

+ Actively participate in product and technology focused social and learning events

What you have

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field OR related practical experience

+ 4+ years’ professional experience in software development

+ Ability to fully support all development phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills

+ Proficiency in web based development languages including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, jQuery, .NET/C#

+ Experience in applying client side MVC frameworks such as backbone.js and Angular (v6.0 and above)

+ Experience with Web API and RESTful services

+ Experience translating requirements into a design and design implementation

+ Experience with all aspects of testing (unit, functional, integration, end-to-end)

+ Production implementation and support

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience with Agile and being a part of a scrum team

+ Experience tuning and maximizing performance for high volume pages

+ Understanding of patterns and practice

+ Ability to contribute to application and platform architecture and design

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

What’s in it for you:

At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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

Schwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.