Sr. SDET

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.

 

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by providing innovative and reliable technology products and services as a part of our ongoing commitment to democratize access to investing and financial planning.

 

 

At Schwab, Securities Lending is a strategy designed to raise additional revenue from existing client assets. Securities Lending Technology is responsible for partnering with our business to fulfill this strategy via multiple internal and vendor applications. This team is responsible for designing and implementing increased operational speed and efficiency; more accessible and reliable data; tighter governance to enforce usage and quality standards; greater focus on value-add analysis work; and reduced risk in an expanding regulatory environment. 

 

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. This role combines strong software development skills with a passion for quality assurance and automation. You will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, collaborate with developers and business system analysts, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software products. You will be working with a team of talented technologists and SMEs who bring a lot of energy, focus and fresh ideas that support our mission to provide value by seeing the world “Through Clients' Eyes.”

 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for web applications, and REST APIs.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code for test automation using .NET frameworks
• Perform API testing using tools like REST Assured, Bruno, and Postman.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Collaborate with developers, BSAs, and product teams in Agile environments.
• Conduct performance and security testing using JMeter and vulnerability scanning tools.
• Troubleshoot and debug automation scripts and test failures.
• Participate in code reviews and advocate for best testing practices.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.

What you have

Required Skills & Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field -OR- hands on experience gained through 4-6+ years in a SDET role.
• Programming: Strong expopsure to modern .NET frameworks v6+ as well as C# v10+.
• Automation Tools: Selenium, Cypress/Playwright; JUnit/TestNG; BDD frameworks (Cucumber).

• API Testing: REST Assured, Postman, Bruno.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Bamboo, GitHub Actions; basic knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes.
• Database: MS SQL.
• Performance Testing: JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Familiarity with testing best practices including security, system, integration, and regression testing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration
• Attention to detail and customer-centric approach.
• Adaptability and continuous learning mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the financial services industry, particularly liquidity concerns like intra-day liquidity and cash movement, is nice to have, but not required.
• Experience in ETL and data validation for comprehensive end-to-end testing, including functional, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Experience with modern UI frameworks (Angular, React).
• Exposure to cloud-based test environments.
• Knowledge of Shift-Left Testing and early defect prevention strategies.

 

In addition to the base pay range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.