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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

AT Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Austin, TX

Pay range: USD $90,000.00 - $200,100.00 / Year

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. The Trading Technology team is responsible for handling Equity/Options/Futures/Fixed Income order management and market data for the entire firm. We are looking for a Reliability Engineer to work in our dynamic and collegiate team.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

  • 4-6 years of experience or relevant knowledge in Linux or Windows system administration
  • 2-3 years of strong experience and/or demonstrated knowledge in system designing scaling and modernizing projects
  • 3-4 years of experience and/or demonstrated ability to code in one or more of programming languages such as .NET, PowerShell, Java, Python,

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Bash
  • 2-3 years of experience or relevant knowledge of one or more of SQL, NoSQL databases
  • 2-3 years of experience or relevant knowledge of IP networking including TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, IP routing, etc.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and messaging architectures
  • Knowledge of Open-source tools Kafka, Splunk, Influx, Grafana, etc.

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Financial services industry experience
    • Agile methodologies
    • Strong customer orientation with an affinity to proactively own, communicate, and follow-through projects and issues
    • Extreme sense of ownership to resolve problems in a distributed environment
    • Gritty resolve to dig deeper into technical issues in a complex trading eco-system
    • Well organized, with the ability to express precise and clear in written and verbal forms
    • Strong team orientation and initiative to collaborate with a diverse team

    What's in it for you

    At Schwab, we're committed to empowering our employees' personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you'll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. 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

    Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
    Job ID: CharlesSchwab-2025-108844
    Employment Type: Other

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Health Insurance
      • Dental Insurance
      • Vision Insurance
      • Life Insurance
      • Short-Term Disability
      • Long-Term Disability
      • FSA
      • FSA With Employer Contribution
      • HSA
      • HSA With Employer Contribution
      • Pet Insurance
      • Mental Health Benefits
    • Parental Benefits

      • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
      • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
      • Fertility Benefits
      • Adoption Assistance Program
      • Family Support Resources
      • Adoption Leave
    • Work Flexibility

      • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Office Life and Perks

      • Commuter Benefits Program
      • Snacks
      • Company Outings
      • On-Site Cafeteria
      • Holiday Events
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Sabbatical
      • Leave of Absence
      • Volunteer Time Off
    • Financial and Retirement

      • 401(K) With Company Matching
      • Stock Purchase Program
      • Performance Bonus
      • Financial Counseling
    • Professional Development

      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Promote From Within
      • Shadowing Opportunities
      • Access to Online Courses
      • Internship Program
      • Work Visa Sponsorship
      • Leadership Training Program
      • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Diversity and Inclusion

      • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program