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Senior Security Engineer, Digital Assets

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Charles Schwab

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United States , Southlake, TX ▼

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105600.00 - 196000.00 USD / Year
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We are hiring a Senior Engineer, Crypto Security to help design, build, and secure Schwab’s institutional‑grade digital asset custody platforms. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on crypto‑native security capabilities and digital asset development, including secure wallet technologies, key management, cryptographic protocols, smart contract security, tokenization, custody policy enforcement, and advanced blockchain security solutions. The role partners closely with the Digital Assets engineering team to ensure custody platforms and other digital asset services are secure by design, resilient to failure, and aligned with Schwab’s risk, governance, and regulatory standards.

Job Responsibility:

  • Contribute to the design and implementation of secure wallet solutions
  • Design and implement security-critical components leveraging modern cryptographic protocols
  • Build and configure programmable custody policy engines
  • Work in close partnership with Crypto Custody engineering, Enterprise Cybersecurity, and Risk and compliance stakeholders
  • Evaluate and assess blockchain architectures, protocols, and ecosystems for enterprise suitability
  • Design and review smart-contract frameworks and tokenization approaches
  • Leverage GenAI and agentic AI tools to accelerate threat modeling, cryptographic design reviews, documentation and validation

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong focus on security or cryptography.
  • Hands‑on experience with secure wallet technologies and key management systems (MPC, HSMs, or equivalent).
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic primitives, secure protocol design, and distributed systems.
  • Experience building systems where security failures have material impact.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, security, and risk teams.

Nice to have:

  • Experience with crypto custody platforms, digital assets, or blockchain infrastructure.
  • Hands‑on work with ZKPs, DID frameworks, DeFi protocols, or CBDC‑related systems.
  • Experience implementing policy‑driven transaction controls in high‑risk systems.
  • Strong security intuition and ability to reason through complex threat models.
  • Experience using AI tools to support secure software development.
What we offer:
  • 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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 11, 2026

Expiration:
May 14, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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