AI/ML Ops and Data Engineer

Your opportunity 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). Hands-on technical lead responsible for taking AI/ML projects from development to production in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role owns architecture, implementation, deployment, and operations. Required Skills Expert-level Google Cloud experience, especially services used for AI/ML use cases (e.g., BigQuery, Vertex AI, GCS, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run/GKE, Composer/Airflow, IAM, Cloud Monitoring/Logging) Expert Python for production-grade data and backend engineering Strong SQL and data modeling for analytics, scalability, and operational workloads Strong CI/CD and containerization skills (Docker, Git workflows, automated testing, release pipelines) Solid cloud security and governance practices (IAM, secrets, least privilege, auditability) Strong observability and reliability engineering skills (monitoring, alerting, incident response, SLAs/SLOs) Fundamental understanding of AI/ML lifecycle/model development needed to productionize AI/ML systems (training/serving integration, model versioning, pipeline monitoring support) What you have Required Work Experience 8+ years in data/software engineering, including 2+ years in technical leadership Proven track record delivering production grade AI/ML use cases on GCP or other cloud providers Experience building and operating scalable batch/streaming pipelines Experience leading design reviews, enforcing engineering standards, and mentoring data engineers Demonstrated support of critical systems in production Experience partnering with data scientists/MLE/Ops teams to deliver business outcomes Core Responsibilities Design and build production-ready AI/ML powered, security related use cases on GCP Lead end-to-end deployment from prototype to production with clear quality gates Understand, document, and lead the resolution of technical debts Implement coding standards, test strategy, data quality checks, alerting mechanisms, and operational runbooks Ensure platform reliability, security, and cost efficiency Mentor the MLOps and data engineers while remaining hands-on in code and delivery What's in it for you At Schwab, you're empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration - so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis. We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future: 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions Paid parental leave and family building benefits Tuition reimbursement Health, dental, and vision insurance #J-18808-Ljbffr Charles Schwab