Solution Architect - Crypto & Blockchain Integration

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you are 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).

Schwab Advisor Services is the industry's leading provider of custody, trading, and support services for independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), offering unmatched expertise, scale, and technology platforms tailored to streamline workflows, digital onboarding, and seamless integration with leading third-party tools. Their open-architecture approach provides RIAs with a broad range of investment products, advanced custodial support, and expert education resources, enabling advisors to exceed client expectations. Dedicated to security, regulatory compliance, and innovation, Schwab empowers RIAs to focus on clients while benefiting from secure, comprehensive, client-centric solutions. Schwab Advisor Services delivers these offerings through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC), ensuring independence while providing the caliber of service and support both advisors and their clients expect.

As a subject matter expert (SME), you will architect, design, and implement solutions at the forefront of the industry-enabling seamless integration of crypto and blockchain technologies with RIA-focused custody platforms. These solutions will be developed and delivered in accordance with all applicable regulatory standards and requirements, ensuring compliance, security, and trust for all stakeholders. Your work will transform financial services for RIAs and set new standards for digital asset adoption, security, and scalability. If you crave the chance to leave a legacy and thrive on solving new, complex problems, this is your opportunity to shine in a space few have explored.

In this position, you will collaborate closely with peer architects specializing in RIA solutions, Enterprise Architects, and teams responsible for core domain and cross-enterprise solutions, including order & portfolio management systems. Your leadership and technical acumen will be essential in shaping a cohesive architecture strategy that aligns with business objectives and industry best practices.

This role requires a strong background in leading architecture strategy as well as hands-on experience throughout the implementation lifecycle. You should be comfortable influencing technology direction, providing expert guidance, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex, integrated solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as the SME and technical expert in integrating digital assets into RIA-focused custody platforms
• Address complex technical challenges in multi-party interaction scenarios, architecting robust solutions that enable financial advisors to efficiently coordinate with a diverse ecosystem of partners
• Facilitate the seamless delivery of digital assets integrated within the existing ecosystem and user flows for investment management
• Help define strategy, architecture, design, and implement solutions that enable the use of digital assets, ensuring security, scalability, and regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with peer architects, Enterprise Architects, and cross-functional teams, including those specializing in order management systems-to develop cohesive and forward-thinking architecture strategies
• Lead architecture strategy sessions and engage hands-on throughout the implementation process to tackle challenges and deliver high-impact solutions
• Stay current with industry trends in digital assets, blockchain, and financial technology, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation within the organization

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and integrating solutions with major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoin projects, for real-world financial applications
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (Java or .NET)
• 5+ years of experience architecting scalable, highly available technical solutions; Web, UI/UX, microservices experience strongly preferred
• Experience architecting and building cloud-based or cloud-ready applications
• Experience with CI/CD (GitHub suite preferred)
• Proven experience architecting and integrating financial services applications with crypto and blockchain technologies
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in designing and implementing solutions that leverage digital assets for RIA or similar financial platforms
• Strong leadership record in architecture strategy and direct involvement in all stages of solution delivery
• Experience working collaboratively with peer architects, Enterprise Architecture, and cross-enterprise technical teams
• Comprehensive understanding of order management systems and core financial domain architectures
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse teams
• Proven ability to support production operations and provide Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) expertise, including managing SLAs and SLOs to ensure system reliability and performance
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture management tools such as Application Portfolio Management
• Knowledge of architecture principles, costs, models, standards, and best practices of technology management, IT functions, processes, and projects
• Experience with Agile development methodology and TDD/BDD
• Knowledge of both SQL (Oracle, Cloud SQL PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases
• Demonstrated experience in developing applications on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), leveraging its suite of services for scalable and efficient solutions

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