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# Manager, Software Development & Engineering Lead

- **Company:** TD Ameritrade
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,600.0 - $235,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Code Coverage, Software Quality, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, Queueing Systems, Software Tools, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Data Management, Restful APIs, Api Management, Microservices
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.schwabjobs.com/financial-consultant-academy-opportunity-branch-network

## About the Role

* Demonstrated expertise in Java development, including designing, building, and supporting high-volume, highly available enterprise applications

 * Ability to provide Technical Leadership by setting direction, guiding architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and raising engineering standards across delivery teams

 * Strong Systems Engineering capability, including designing scalable, resilient, maintainable systems across applications, services, and data flows

 * Experience designing and supporting REST APIs, Microservices, and enterprise integration patterns that enable reliable system interoperability

 * Experience with Cloud Services Management and cloud-based deployment practices in a CI/CD delivery model

 * Demonstrated DevOps mindset, including continuous build, source control, deployment automation, code quality, and production ownership

 * Strong Data Management experience with relational or NoSQL databases, data models, data integrity, and real-time or batch data movement

 * Ability to use Generative AI or AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to support code development, testing, review, documentation, and automation while maintaining ownership of quality and correctness

 * Strong Stakeholder Management skills, including the ability to partner with product, architecture, vendors, offshore teams, and internal stakeholders to drive delivery outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience working in product-engineering environments where engineers own systems, outcomes, and production quality

 * Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Yugabyte, event-driven systems, message queues, or streaming platforms

 * Experience with GCP, PCF, AWS, Azure, or similar cloud and platform environments

 * Experience translating low-level design elements, API contracts, class structures, and data models into structured specifications

 * Experience establishing team-level engineering practices for code quality, AI-assisted workflows, automation, test coverage, and delivery consistency

 * Ability to influence technical strategy, lead proof-of-concepts, evaluate new technologies, and guide decisions using data, risk, and business impact

Learning Opportunities

In this role, you will continue building depth in enterprise identity platforms, cloud-based engineering, distributed systems, AI-assisted development, and technical leadership. You will have opportunities to expand your expertise in Generative AI, agentic workflows, spec-driven development, platform resiliency, cloud deployment, and enterprise-scale systems design.

You will also deepen your ability to influence architecture, guide engineering standards, partner across teams, and mentor engineers in a complex, high-impact technology environment. The skills evaluated during interviews will include Java, Technical Leadership, Systems Engineering, REST APIs, Microservices, Cloud Services Management, DevOps, Data Management, Generative AI, and Stakeholder Management.