SDET - Performance Engineer - Hybrid

SDET - Performance Engineer - Hybrid at Charles Schwab summary: As a Senior Performance Engineer at Schwab, you will enhance the performance and reliability of web, mobile, and API platforms through designing and automating performance tests in CI/CD pipelines. You will investigate bottlenecks, create observability dashboards, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance. This role demands a combination of technical expertise in performance testing tools and strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively across departments. Position Type: Regular 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 Bank Technology organization provides a high quality, common Webservices Integration platform for all Schwab Bank Technology needs . The Bank Technology Quality Assurance ( Bank QA) team provides testing in support of our Webservices, microservices and Web based application testing . Bank QA is responsible for test strategy and planning, authoring test plans and scripts, and automating functional and regression testing. In Bank QA, we strive to embody Schwab’s Through Clients' Eyes strategy through our people and creative solutions. What You Have: Are you a highly skilled Senior Performance Engineer? We are seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to improve the performance and reliability of web, mobile, and API platforms. You will design and automate performance tests in CI/CD pipelines, analyze bottlenecks and create observability dashboards for real-time insights. This role also involves innovations and collaborating with teams to optimize system performance and user experience across our distributed and mainframe environments. Responsibilities: Collaborates with product and technical teams to analyze, design, and translate non-functional requirements. Experience conducting performance testing to ensure system capacity, reliability, and scalability Hands-on experience analyzing reports and documenting observations to identify bottlenecks Investigates & reports project issues by communicating & working with various departments including Development, Product, Project Management, Systems & Application support groups, Network Engineering, etc., as well as other project teams Using workload information and performance results to identify and understand performance bottlenecks and provide tuning recommendations Analyzes slowdowns in frontend and backend, identifies root causes, and collaborates with teams for optimization. Extensive experience with JMeter, LoadRunner and other tools to test system reliability. Extensive experience with Splunk, Grafana and AppD to track system behavior and find issues early. Builds observability dashboards and implements distributed tracing and instrumentation. Contribute actively to Performance Engineering CoE, Continues Improvement, Innovations, and Research Collaborates with cross-functional teams and leadership to ensure performance goals are met. Proven ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with all stakeholders What you have Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field 5 Years Executing exploratory testing for new features within Agile development processes 3 Years Software Development/QA experience in a production environment, including front-end and API development and testing 5 Years Proficiency in web application performance testing, including experience with Load Balancers, Linux, Postgres, Rails, or Node.js 5 years Experience with performance monitoring of database servers and writing SQL queries 3 Years Proficiency in JavaScript and at least one scripting language (Java, Ruby, Python) 2 years Experience in building test frameworks and integrating within a CI stack using tools like SVN/GIT, Github/Bamboo, Ant, Maven, Puppet, JIRA 5 Years Experience with performance testing frameworks/tools (Jmeter, Loadrunner, Webload) Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Gherkin language, like Cucumber, JBehave, or SpecFlow Understanding of CI/CD practices and Lean DevOps methodologies Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Financial/Trading services industry experience is a plus 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 Keywords: Performance Engineer, Web services, Microservices, API testing, CI/CD pipelines, Performance testing tools, LoadRunner, JMeter, Observability dashboards, System optimization