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# Sr Manager, Software Development & Engineering Lead

- **Company:** Charles Schwab Inc.
- **Location:** Lone Tree, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $224,058.0 - $253,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Microservices
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8de6b95c821bf930

## About the Role

Job Requirements: Requires Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 84 months of progressive, post-Bachelor's experience in a related occupation. . Experience must include the following: O2 system; Actively developing large scale software using a modern language like Java or .Net; Software development management experience; Leading teams of ~10 people comprised of full-time, onshore, and offshore in a large organization using Lean Kanban practices; Microservices in the cloud; Relational or NoSQL databases; and Messaging technologies including (Rabbit MQ or Kafka).

## Description

Job Duties: Manage software platform support and development for key Schwab initiatives. Duties include: understanding the needs of the business and using this knowledge to align on a solution and drive delivery. Deliver efficient solutions on time and engage your teams and partners on better ways of delivering. Provide advice and assistance to teams on technical difficulties that arise in the course of doing their work. Advocate for what your team needs to deliver and manage effectively risk. Proactively able to see gaps and mitigate risks such as delivery, scalability, performance, security, compliance, operational readiness, and work to respond to them. Effectively navigate cross-functional communication to ensure alignment between teams and within one team. Cultivating a culture of open feedback that promotes accountability for getting better together. Collaborate with your internal partners and product owners to have a shared understanding of risk, so the team is pulling in the
right work, at the right time. Reducing technical debt over time. Foster an environment of continuous improvement. Understand Engineering KPIs and seek experiments to improve them. Anticipate future staffing requirements and partner with Talent Acquisition or staffing vendor. Seeing opportunities for team member's professional development and collaborating with the right partners to make it happen. Providing coaching, mentorship, and career development. This position oversees 4 employees and 26 contractors.


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