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Technical Lead - SDET

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Charles Schwab

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Location:
United States , Southlake

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Salary:

179000.00 - 201000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Workplace Services Engineering (WSE) is an organization within Schwab Technology Services that is embarking on a major transformation. We support Workplace Services, and we’re shaping the future of how people experience financial well‑being at work. We partner with leading employers to deliver innovative retirement, equity, and workplace financial solutions that help millions of participants build stronger financial futures. This is a fast‑growing, high‑impact business where scale meets purpose—where your work directly influences how people plan, save, invest, and succeed. As a key growth engine for the firm, we’re investing more than ever to expand our capabilities, modernize platforms, and elevate the experiences we deliver to employers and their employees. Our teams work at the intersection of technology, service, and financial expertise—supporting workplace clients with solutions that scale, adapt, and deliver meaningful outcomes. Here, your ideas help shape what’s next for workplace financial services. If you’re energized by solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and making a real difference in the workplace services industry, you’ll find your place here. Workplace Services Engineering is growing at Schwab! We are looking for an SDET Tech Lead who can help drive our modernization and automation efforts specific to our Equity Compensation Technology department. A successful candidate would be a servant leader who likes to stay hands to keyboard.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design testing solutions
  • Build test automation tools
  • Use AI to accelerate delivery
  • Develop standards and best practices for the SDET community
  • Provide mentorship to junior associates
  • Work closely with architecture on target state designs
  • Work directly with delivery teams

Requirements:

  • 7+ years development experience with Java, Junit, JavaScript, TypeScript, Spring boot
  • 7+ years development experience with Test Automation tools such as Selenium, Rest Assured, Bruno
  • 3+ years of experience with BDD, Cucumber, & Gherkin
  • 2+ years of experience automating with AI & Playwright
  • Experience optimizing methods for integrating, consolidating, and cleansing data with compliance
  • Experience leading initiatives to establish advanced incident response methods and optimize processes
  • Demonstrated experience implementing advanced QA testing methodologies and drives robust compliance verification
  • Expertise to improve requirements management processes across teams, projects, or programs
  • Experience managing initiatives to optimize controls and manage cryptographic functions
  • Experience optimizing software design methodologies through effective leadership and process refinement
  • Experience leading the execution of system design strategies for cloud-based environments
What we offer:
  • 401(k) with company match
  • 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:
March 01, 2026

Expiration:
March 03, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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