What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Manager, Architect Lead (Java) position at Charles Schwab?
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).
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 Architect Lead who can help drive our modernization efforts specific to our Stock Plan Technology department. A successful candidate would be a servant leader who likes to stay hands to keyboard. They will be asked to design solutions, build tools, use AI to accelerate delivery, and develop products. This role will also provide mentorship to junior associates; present designs to governance boards; and work directly with delivery teams.
What you have
Required Qualifications
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:
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).
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 Architect Lead who can help drive our modernization efforts specific to our Stock Plan Technology department. A successful candidate would be a servant leader who likes to stay hands to keyboard. They will be asked to design solutions, build tools, use AI to accelerate delivery, and develop products. This role will also provide mentorship to junior associates; present designs to governance boards; and work directly with delivery teams.
What you have
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of development experience with Java, Junit, Spring boot
- 8 years of development experience with Angular, React, JavaScript, TypeScript
- 5 years of experience developing in database scripting languages T-SQL, PL-SQL
- Demonstrated experience leading architectural initiatives from design to support
- Experience incorporating SRE tenants into solution designs
- Establishes methods to optimize enterprise architecture alignment and drive tactical execution
- Champions efforts that optimize system reliability through advanced life cycle management techniques
- Guides transformative initiatives to optimize organizational capabilities for impactful results
- Leads the execution of system design strategies for cloud-based environments
- Experience developing with AI tools such as GitHub and Cursor
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
Salary : $179,000 - $209,000