Sr Performance Engineer

Your Opportunity

Schwab remains committed to providing increased visibility to career growth opportunities and job requirements. This posting announcement is part of increased transparency and while all qualified applicants will be reviewed and considered, this organization has a preferred candidate identified for this role.

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.

Own performance engineering strategy and execution across the CMS ecosystem-including Classic CMS, Drupal, Next.js, and Content APIs-ensuring performance is continuously validated and no degradation in client experience is introduced through the software delivery lifecycle. This role provides centralized visibility into application performance across multiple platforms by leveraging enterprise performance testing and observability tools. The Senior Software Engineer - Performance Engineering partners closely with application and SRE teams to identify performance risks and ensure they are clearly understood and addressed by the appropriate owners. This position plays a critical role in protecting client experience by proactively detecting performance degradation across pre-production and production environments.

What you have

To ensure that we have fulfilled our promise of "challenging the status quo," this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.

Performance Testing & Validation - Design and execute load, stress, and scalability testing across the CMS ecosystem (Classic CMS, Drupal, Next.js, and Content APIs) to identify performance risks prior to release. Production Performance Monitoring & Observability - Monitor and analyze real-user and system performance using enterprise observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Akamai mPulse, ThousandEyes, Vercel Insights) to detect degradation and understand client impact. Frontend Performance Monitoring - Track and report on frontend performance metrics, including Core Web Vitals and site responsiveness, to ensure visibility into client experience across web applications. CDN & Edge Performance Monitoring - Analyze and monitor performance at the CDN and edge layer (e.g., Akamai) to identify latency, caching, and delivery issues impacting end-user experience. Performance Risk Identification & Reporting - Identify, document, and communicate performance risks, trends, and degradation across environments, ensuring clear visibility to application and platform teams responsible for remediation. Cross-Team Collaboration & Enablement - Partner with application and SRE teams to provide performance insights and support root cause analysis, while maintaining clear ownership boundaries where remediation resides with the appropriate teams.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in performance engineering, performance testing, or site reliability engineering, with demonstrated experience supporting large-scale, client-facing web platforms - Hands-on experience designing and executing performance tests using enterprise tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, BlazeMeter, or equivalent - Experience monitoring and analyzing application performance in production environments using observability and performance monitoring tools such as Splunk, Akamai mPulse, ThousandEyes, Argus, or similar platforms - Experience evaluating frontend performance metrics, including tools such as Lighthouse, web performance monitoring tools, or equivalent solutions, with the ability to interpret and report on client experience - Experience working with CDN and edge delivery platforms, including monitoring performance and identifying issues related to caching, latency, and content delivery (e.g., Akamai or similar technologies) - Experience supporting modern web application architectures, including API-driven systems and frontend frameworks, with an understanding of end-to-end request flows - Experience working in Agile development environments, partnering with application and platform teams to assess performance risk and support delivery - Demonstrated ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and clearly communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with modern frontend frameworks and platforms, such as Next.js, including familiarity with performance characteristics of server-rendered and client-rendered applications - Experience with Vercel platform capabilities, including performance insights, observability, or analytics tooling - Experience supporting enterprise CMS platforms, including Drupal, Classic CMS, or similar content-driven architectures, with an understanding of content lifecycle and delivery performance considerations - Familiarity with real user monitoring (RUM) and digital experience analytics tools, such as Adobe Analytics, Akamai mPulse, or similar technologies - Experience working with network performance monitoring and synthetic testing tools, such as ThousandEyes or equivalent platforms - Experience analyzing and visualizing performance data using reporting tools such as Tableau or similar data visualization platforms - Exposure to cloud-based and API-driven architectures, including understanding of performance considerations across distributed systems and content delivery pipelines - Experience supporting large-scale, enterprise digital platforms with multiple concurrent releases and high client traffic volumes

Job Sub-Family Specific Competencies

• Attention To Communication - Ensuring that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed
• Incident Response - Resolving reported incidents through streamlined processes, minimizing disruptions, and promptly restoring services
• Thoroughness - Ensuring that one's own and other's work and information are complete and accurate Careful preparation for meetings and presentations Following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled

In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities