Sr Performance Engineer Job at Charles Schwab (Austin)

Job Description

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. Own performance engineering strategy and execution across the CMS ecosystem—including Classic CMS, Drupal, Next.js, and Content APIs—ensuring performance is continuously validated and no degradation in client experience is introduced through the software delivery lifecycle. This role provides centralized visibility into application performance across multiple platforms by leveraging enterprise performance testing and observability tools. The Senior Software Engineer – Performance Engineering partners closely with application and SRE teams to identify performance risks and ensure they are clearly understood and addressed by the appropriate owners. This position plays a critical role in protecting client experience by proactively detecting performance degradation across pre-production and production environments.

Job Responsibility

Own performance engineering strategy and execution across the CMS ecosystem—including Classic CMS, Drupal, Next.js, and Content APIs—ensuring performance is continuously validated and no degradation in client experience is introduced through the software delivery lifecycle
Provide centralized visibility into application performance across multiple platforms by leveraging enterprise performance testing and observability tools
Partner closely with application and SRE teams to identify performance risks and ensure they are clearly understood and addressed by the appropriate owners
Proactively detect performance degradation across pre-production and production environments
Design and execute load, stress, and scalability testing across the CMS ecosystem (Classic CMS, Drupal, Next.js, and Content APIs) to identify performance risks prior to release
Monitor and analyze real-user and system performance using enterprise observability tools (e.g., Splunk, AkamaimPulse,ThousandEyes,VercelInsights) to detect degradation and understand client impact
Track and report on frontend performance metrics, including Core Web Vitals and site responsiveness, to ensure visibility into client experience across web applications
Analyze and monitor performance at the CDN and edge layer (e.g., Akamai) to identify latency, caching, and delivery issues impacting end-user experience
Identify, document, and communicate performance risks, trends, and degradation across environments, ensuring clear visibility to application and platform teams responsible for remediation
Partner with application and SRE teams to provide performance insights and support root cause analysis, while maintaining clear ownership boundaries where remediation resides with the appropriate teams

Requirements

8+ years of experience in performance engineering, performance testing, or site reliability engineering, with demonstrated experience supporting large-scale, client-facing web platforms
Hands-on experience designing and executing performance tests using enterprise tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter,BlazeMeter, or equivalent
Experience monitoring and analyzing application performance in production environments using observability and performance monitoring tools such as Splunk, AkamaimPulse,ThousandEyes, Argus, or similar platforms
Experience evaluating frontend performance metrics, including tools such as Lighthouse, web performance monitoring tools, or equivalent solutions, with the ability to interpret and report on client experience
Experience working with CDN and edge delivery platforms, including monitoring performance and identifying issues related to caching, latency, and content delivery (e.g., Akamai or similar technologies)
Experience supporting modern web application architectures, including API-driven systems and frontend frameworks, with an understanding of end-to-end request flows
Experience working in Agile development environments, partnering with application and platform teams to assess performance risk and support delivery
Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

Experience working with modern frontend frameworks and platforms, such as Next.js, including familiarity with performance characteristics of server-rendered and client-rendered applications
Experience withVercelplatform capabilities, including performance insights, observability, or analytics tooling
Experience supporting enterprise CMS platforms, including Drupal, Classic CMS, or similar content-driven architectures, with an understanding of content lifecycle and delivery performance considerations
Familiarity with real user monitoring (RUM) and digital experience analytics tools, such as Adobe Analytics, AkamaimPulse, or similar technologies
Experience working with network performance monitoring and synthetic testing tools, such asThousandEyesor equivalent platforms
Experience analyzing and visualizing performance data using reporting tools such as Tableau or similar data visualization platforms
Exposure to cloud-based and API-driven architectures, including understanding of performance considerations across distributed systems and content delivery pipelines
Experience supporting large-scale, enterprise digital platforms with multiple concurrent releases and high client traffic volumes

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
Medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment

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