SQL Database Developer - Workplace Services Engineering

Position Responsibilities

• Help build a critical part of Schwab’s growth in the Workplace market.
• Build scalable platforms supporting critical workplace applications under the Retirement Plan Services organization supporting millions of participants.
• Be a part of modernization initiatives, including API and foundational system improvements that enable faster, safer integration and partnerships
• Improve platform stability, performance, and resilience to reduce risk and deliver seamless experiences at scale
• Modernize legacy components to address high risk remediation and compliance while maintaining industry leading standards
• Leverage AI to innovate processes and outcomes for maximum efficiency and quality.
• Be part of a collaborative team where you aren’t an “order taker” but an influencer.
• Required Qualifications:
• 6+ years of hands-on experience as a SQL Server Database Developer in enterprise-scale environments
• Expert-level proficiency in T-SQL and SQL Server development, including complex Stored Procedures, Functions, Views, and Triggers
• Strong experience designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance database solutions
• Proven expertise in logical and physical data modeling, relational database design, normalization, and schema optimization
• Deep understanding of SQL Server internals, including transactions, isolation levels, locking, concurrency and error handling
• Extensive experience with query performance tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks
• Ability to refactor and optimize legacy database code for scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT processes, bulk data loads, batch processing, and migration performance optimization
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot etc.) to accelerate coding velocity, including leveraging custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to extend AI context into our proprietary internal services and modernize team workflows.
• Experience collaborating with application developers, architects, DBAs, and data engineering teams