Sr. Software Developer at Charles Schwab Inc.
Austin, TX
$112,300–$149,700
Jul 16, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software developer role embedded in an authentication and authorization platform team, building and testing high-volume, low-latency web applications and APIs. Day-to-day work spans writing .NET or Java code, implementing RESTful services, developing test automation frameworks, and supporting CI/CD pipelines. The role suits an experienced developer with a background in IAM standards and agile delivery who is comfortable mentoring others.
Senior level · 5+ years · Unspecified · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role title 'Software Developer III' maps to a numeric level III, treated as Mid-advertised; however, the actual requirements (5+ years, 3+ years leading technical innovation, mentoring, architecture ownership, IAM/security depth) support a Senior classification.
The posting is explicitly on-site ('fully intend for the selected candidate to work on site') but does not name a specific city or office location — CBSA and state are left unspecified.
The role blends full-stack application development with test automation/SDET work. Primary day-to-day framing leans toward building authentication/authorization applications, so Software Developers (15-1252) is the primary code; Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) is the close runner-up given the heavy testing/framework emphasis.
The '3+ years leading delivery and adoption of technical innovation' requirement appears to have a missing word ('minimum of 3 [years of] experience') — interpreted as a 3-year leadership/tech-lead experience gate.
BS or MS is listed as required; BS is the minimum, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
SOAP is explicitly called 'a plus' in the posting, so it is marked as preferred.
AI development is listed under Required Qualifications with no further elaboration — it is captured as a required skill but the specific tooling or domain is unspecified in the posting.
No compensation figures are provided beyond a mention that the role is eligible for bonus/incentive opportunities.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI development.
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