Specialist - Software Development & Engineering at Charles Schwab Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Specialist - Software Development & Engineering at Charles Schwab Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI. Full-time. $52.88 to $55.29 an hour. Apply with swipeandhired.
Requisition ID
2026-129246
Posted Date
3 hours ago (11/5/2026 1:15 PM)
Category
Engineering & Software Development
Salary Range
USD $52.88 - $55.29 / Hour
Application deadline
11/11/2026
Position Type
Full time
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).
Within Schwab Technology Services, you’ll help advance innovative and reliable technology that supports how clients manage their money. As a thinkorswim Developer II, you’ll contribute to the development and maintenance of Schwab’s flagship thinkorswim® Desktop trading platform, working in a collaborative, technically challenging environment where performance and resilience matter.
You’ll apply Backend Development, Problem Solving, and Analytical Thinking to complex software design and technical analysis for a highly performant, multi-threaded system. Serving as a subject matter expert for back-end core services, you’ll make thoughtful technical decisions, support secure development practices, and work with transactional market data while collaborating with others to deliver dependable technology for Schwab clients.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated Backend Development skills with the ability to develop and maintain complex, performance-sensitive software systems.
- Strong Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex technical issues and make sound decisions.
- Experience applying secure development practices to back-end core services and protecting the reliability and integrity of software solutions.
- Ability to work effectively with transactional data in highly performant, multi-threaded and resilient systems.
- Strong Collaboration skills with the ability to contribute effectively in an innovative, technically challenging development environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting sophisticated trading, financial-services, or other transaction-intensive technology platforms.
- Demonstrated Application Development and Code Review Practices skills that support maintainable, reliable software.
- Strong Decision Making skills when balancing performance, security, resilience, and technical requirements.
- Adaptability in responding to changing technical challenges, priorities, and platform needs.
- Effective Communication skills for sharing technical concepts, collaborating with development partners, and contributing subject-matter expertise.
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 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