Software Engineering Manager Jobs in Akron, OH (NOW HIRING)

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).

Workplace Services Engineering (WSE) is an organization within Schwab Technology Services that is embarking on a major transformation. We support Workplace Services, and we’re shaping the future of how people experience financial well‑being at work. We partner with leading employers to deliver innovative retirement, equity, and workplace financial solutions that help millions of participants build stronger financial futures. This is a fast‑growing, high‑impact business where scale meets purpose—where your work directly influences how people plan, save, invest, and succeed.  

As a key growth engine for the firm, we’re investing more than ever to expand our capabilities, modernize platforms, and elevate the experiences we deliver to employers and their employees. Our teams work at the intersection of technology, service, and financial expertise—supporting workplace clients with solutions that scale, adapt, and deliver meaningful outcomes. Here, your ideas help shape what’s next for workplace financial services. If you’re energized by solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and making a real difference in the workplace services industry, you’ll find your place here.

As a Senior Software Development & Engineering Manager in Retirement Plan Services, you are responsible for leading one or more software delivery teams. You will ensure they are able to consistently produce high-quality output by providing guidance and support for all facets of software delivery, including design, development, testing, deployment, tooling, and support. You will serve as a strong, versatile hands-on technical leader to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives in a flexible, collaborative, and rapidly changing environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT across Software Engineering/Development roles
• 5+ years of people leadership, supporting highly technical individuals
• 5+ years of experience running small to medium-sized projects and initiatives
• Experience leading efforts to drive the adoption of generative AI and machine learning technologies throughout the SDLC, overseeing AI-assisted code generation, debugging, and architectural design.
• Hands-on experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban) processes in planning, implementation and support of business applications, including change & release management
• A strong knowledge of, and demonstrated expertise in, software design, development, testing, maintenance and support is required
• Professional experience assembling and leading teams that developed distributed scalable enterprise-class applications with a few of the following technologies: C#, ASP, .NET, Delphi, Angular, SQL Server, Oracle, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, SAML, OAuth, REST and SOAP-based APIs
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and motivational skills, with the ability to build rapport with and influence team members, peers, and partners
• Ability to attract, engage and retain top, diverse technical talent
• Ability to coach team members, to aid identifying and achieving their personal and professional development goals
• Understand and leverage team member strengths to accomplish team, organization, and corporate goals
• Client-focused mindset, driven to understand and exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of clearly articulating complex technical issues to peers, partners, all levels of the technology organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Financial Services industry experience
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of products (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
• Familiarity with Cloud Platforms such as PCF, GCP and AWS is preferred
• A software engineering background preferred

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