SDET - QA Automation Developer
Charles Schwab
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Job Description
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).
Charles Schwab’s software engineers engage in a leading-edge work culture while developing products that help Schwab customers learn, explore and make life impacting moves with their financial worth. We are looking for engineers who love their craft and who know that career development means becoming a master of your craft. This position will be part of a Digital Accelerator at Schwab and we will focus on driving client-centricity, reducing time to market & increasing efficiency. The model is insights-driven and focuses on rapid iterations to drive innovation and transformation. Ideal candidates enjoy fast-paced environments, thrive under ambiguity and embrace change passionately.
What You’ll Do
We are looking for a talented SDET - QA Automation Developer to join the Retail Onboarding and Growth Journey team to build customer faced interactive web applications. We are a highly collaborative environment where you are encouraged to seek out engagement with team members. You must be able to coach others as well as be open to receiving coaching.
- Pursue strong engineering practices through a culture of continuous improvement
- Share in the vision of the product and drive team towards that vision
- Responsible for estimating, coordinating and directing testing for multiple products/projects
- Software quality assurance on highly complex and/or multiple projects through manual and automated testing using industry standard tools leveraging agile project methodologies
- Contribute to product development by doing minor bug fixes and handling production support requests
- Pair with full stack developer during active development phase to ensure Schwab coding standards and best practices are followed
- Stay abreast of user feedback by attending and reviewing UX Research sessions
- Develop with the user in mind and have a clear understanding of what KBI we are targeting with each ticket
- Follow the principles of agile and focus on incremental delivery
- Actively participate in discovery and experimentation sessions, working closely with other engineers and product team members to discover a strong solution
- Be at the forefront of evolving the way we work across teams and the company by incorporating design thinking, a multi-channel approach, and end to end collaboration
- Implement test practices, standards and processes, troubleshoot test issues, record test results, track and prioritize defects, participate in product readiness and release decisions
- Establish fact-based measures of test efficiency, effectiveness and product readiness
- Take part in application deployment to production and ensure the deployment is successful
- Accountable for test environment stability and test data manifestation in various non-prod regions
What you have
Required Qualifications
- A passion for digital innovation and commitment to superb client experience
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science
- Familiarity with unit testing patterns (TDD/BDD) and methodologies
- Effective relationship builder--ability to partner cross-functionally, cross-enterprise and work effectively with various levels of the organization as well as various personality types
- Mastery of one or more test automation tools/ framework like Page Object Model(POM), Page Component Object Model (PCOM) and etc using C#, Java, TypeScript or Javascript
- Mastery of one of the Test Libraries: Selenium, WebDriver.io or PlayWright
- Proven hand-on experience in Test Frameworks like Cucumber, Specflow, TestNG, NUnit, XUnit or Reqnroll
- At least 3 years of hands-on knowledge in test automation using Selenium or WebDriver.IO or Protractor using Cucumber framework
- Strong programming skills in one or more Object Oriented programming languages like C#, JAVA or C++
- Familiarity with web application development using frameworks like MVC, Angular etc.
- Familiar with REST API development and test development for REST
- Experience with Agile and being a part of a scrum team
- Understanding of patterns and practice
- Ability to troubleshoot environmental issues
- Ability to conceptualize the best tactical approach for a team to deliver a project
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to solve issues that are frontend/backend and understand the problem and single handedly able to provide creative solutions.
- CI/CD experience with Bamboo
What’s in it for you
In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
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
Key skills/competency
- QA Automation
- Selenium
- Java
- C#
- Agile
- CI/CD
- Test Frameworks
- Web Applications
- API Testing
- Problem Solving
How to Get Hired at Charles Schwab
- Research Charles Schwab's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight automation, agile, and web development skills specifically for SDET roles.
- Showcase technical mastery: Prepare to discuss experience with Selenium, Java/C#, and various test frameworks like Cucumber.
- Practice behavioral questions: Emphasize collaboration, problem-solving, adaptability, and a client-centric mindset for Schwab's environment.
- Demonstrate passion for digital innovation: Connect your experience to Charles Schwab's focus on transforming the finance industry through technology.
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