Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) applicants have rated the interview process at Charles Schwab with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Charles Schwab overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Charles Schwab as a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Drug test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Charles Schwab (Southlake, TX) in Apr 2026
Interview
First round was a screening round with Recruiter on call nothing much just explain how you used polymorphism in your project and what project you did.
Than next there was an in person interview 3 rounds back to back
Round 1: Behavioral
Round 2: was been taken by a senior Java developer because they wanted someone who is string in java.
Round 3: How would you design framework for your project expalining e2e everything and followup questions
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Charles Schwab (Westlake, TX) in Jan 2026
Interview
First round phone interview second was with vendor coz i was working there as contractor and third and final was 1.5 hr technical interview which was not that complicated they typically asked me according to my resume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technically they were looking for a good candidate who have all the qualifications
Overall the process was pretty simple. 2 rounds of interview. 1 technical and other with the management team. Overall quick and simple process. Both lasted about 1 hour. After each round i received feedback within 2 days
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about oops concept and framework related question.