QA Engineer - Trading Systems

QA Engineer

• Trading Systems Charles Schwab
• 3.9 Austin, TX Job Details $108,000
• $121,000 a year 14 hours ago Benefits Paid parental leave Employee stock purchase plan Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Tuition reimbursement Adoption assistance Parental leave Vision insurance 401(k) matching Sabbatical Qualifications Automation RESTful API Enterprise software Quality assurance within IT Java SQL Continuous integration Developing automated testing protocols UI Debugging Test Planning (Quality assurance practices) Database software proficiency Full Job Description Austin, TX Requisition

ID 2026-121902

Category Engineering & Software Development Position type Regular Pay range USD $108,000.00

• $121,000.

00 / Year Application deadline 2026-05-21 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 Austin, TX. Advisor Trading Technologies consolidates software development talent supporting Schwab Trading Services and Thinkpipes, bringing together engineers and quality professionals who are deeply embedded in the platforms that power trading experiences for clients and advisors. In this role, you will contribute to the quality and reliability of complex, distributed trading applications by partnering closely with software engineers, product teams, and platform stakeholders. You will shape and execute test strategies that surface risk early and improve confidence across user interfaces, services, and data layers. This includes designing meaningful test scenarios, reproducing and debugging complex defects, and analyzing logs to isolate root causes across interconnected components. Your work will include validating service contracts, payloads, and backend data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity across systems. Automation is central to how quality is delivered at scale. You will help build, maintain, and evolve UI and API automation that provides reliable regression coverage and integrates into CI/CD pipelines. Leveraging your understanding of financial and trading concepts such as market data behavior, charting, account workflows, and reconciliation, you will risk-based thinking to deepen test coverage. You will also support non-functional quality by contributing to performance, resilience, and security validation, helping ensure applications meet enterprise expectations for stability, safety, and responsible data handling. What you have Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, test engineering, or a similar role supporting enterprise software applications Experience designing test scenarios, reproducing complex defects, and debugging issues across UI, service, and data layers Hands-on experience validating REST APIs, service payloads, and backend data using SQL Experience building and maintaining automated UI and/or API tests, commonly using Java-based frameworks, integrated into CI/CD pipelines Familiarity with financial or trading systems, including market data, charting behavior, account workflows, or reconciliation concepts Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting trading platforms or high-volume financial applications Exposure to performance, resilience, or security testing, including vulnerability verification and secure logging practices Experience working in agile development environments with close collaboration across QA, engineering, and product teams 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

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Facebook LinkedIn X Email Eligible Schwabbies receive Medical, dental and vision benefits 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment