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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).\nThe Client Data Technology team is responsible for Charles Schwab’s core client data platform, enabling differentiated experiences for clients, accounts, households, and advisors across digital, branch, and service channels. As a senior technology leader and engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the next generation of our client data ecosystem by designing, architecting, and delivering scalable, resilient solutions that support evolving business capabilities and drive meaningful outcomes for clients and internal partners.\nIn this role, you will combine deep technical expertise with strategic problem-solving to evaluate business needs, identify solution options, and deliver modern cloud-based applications leveraging event-driven architectures, APIs, batch processing frameworks, and messaging technologies. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure solutions meet expectations for scalability, performance, security, compliance, and operational readiness while supporting the firm’s long-term technology vision.\nSuccess in this role requires the ability to lead through influence, foster engineering excellence, and mentor team members while driving accountability and continuous improvement. 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