Where Ambition Meets Innovation
Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a talented and experienced Sr. Software Engineer to join the Investor Data Technology team. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a platform serving approximately 4 million users.
The team is responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable, and reliable data solutions to consumers. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on engineering experience, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be passionate about building and maintaining data-driven platforms while collaborating with a high-performing team.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and support scalable full-stack applications and cloud-native microservices using .NET/C#, Angular, AWS, SQL, and NoSQL technologies.
- Build and maintain secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions, including APIs, data integrations, and ETL/data pipeline components.
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, platform teams, and engineers to deliver solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews while promoting engineering best practices, SDLC standards, and quality-focused development.
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance existing applications to improve performance, scalability, reliability, and user experience.
- Implement and support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native deployment patterns to accelerate software delivery.
- Contribute to technical documentation, platform roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency.
- Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
What Are We Looking For?
We are seeking a technology professional who is motivated to pursue greatness, act with integrity, and is driven to help our clients succeed. The ideal candidate collaborates effectively across teams, embraces accountability, seeks opportunities to win together, and helps create and share joy while delivering innovative solutions that support LPL Financial’s business objectives and client experience.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack software development using .NET/C#, Angular, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- 8+ years of experience building and deploying applications on AWS, including EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, Athena, and EventBridge.
- 6+ years of experience designing and developing distributed, scalable, and resilient systems.
- Experience developing ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines.
- 6+ years of experience with source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools such as GitHub, TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
Core Competencies:
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills with a customer-focused mindset.
- Ability to prioritize and execute effectively in a fast-paced Agile environment.
- Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.
Preferences:
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat, Cursor, or similar technologies.
- AWS Associate-level certifications (Developer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent).
- Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway.
- Experience building and supporting APIs and microservices architectures.
- Familiarity with GitHub Copilot and other AI-assisted software development tools.
Pay Range:
$106,100.00 - $176,900.00Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on full-stack software development experience using .NET/C#, Angular, and JavaScript/TypeScript
- 8+ years of experience building and deploying applications on AWS, including EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, Athena, and EventBridge
- 6+ years of experience designing and developing distributed, scalable, and resilient systems
- Experience developing ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines
- 6+ years of experience with source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools such as GitHub, TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins, or similar platforms
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat, Cursor, or similar technologies
- AWS Associate-level certification, such as Developer or Solutions Architect
- Hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway
- Experience building and supporting APIs and microservices architectures
LPL Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LPL Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by LPL Financial.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a company 401(k) match that is frequently highlighted as a strong component of total rewards. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance long‑term financial value.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a meaningful discount and lookback is highlighted as accessible ownership. Feedback suggests the plan adds tangible upside beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave has been expanded alongside family‑building and adoption support. Feedback suggests these benefits compare well to large‑employer standards.
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What We Do
Financial advice is changing, and at LPL Financial, we’re at the forefront. We’re building a future where advisors can—with no friction or complexity, as simple as turning the dials—pick the business model, services, technology, and product mix that best meet their clients’ needs. With one platform, one sign-on, and one team to call, you can take your business anywhere you want it to go. There are no limits to your growth, and we’ll partner with you every step of the way. Your greatness is our goal. LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions. LPL.com Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial. A registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.
