AVP - Software Engineering

What if you could build a career where ambition meets innovation? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could have access to cutting-edge resources, a collaborative environment, and the freedom to make an impact? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what's possible with LPL Financial.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Developer to join our team building the LPL Data Experience (LDX) platform-a cutting-edge solution enabling Business, Operations, and Data Stewards to cohesively view and manage data across multiple domains. This role is ideal for self-driven engineers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and can design and deliver innovative solutions with minimal direction.

You will work on high-impact projects , applying an AI-first approach and ML engineering principles integrated into the SDLC to accelerate solution development and deliver faster time-to-market for critical business needs such as reconciliation frameworks, data governance, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable enterprise applications with expertise in full-stack development on AWS Cloud using containerized and serverless architectures.
• Architect and implement solutions that enable cohesive data management across multiple domains within the LDX platform, including:
  
  • UI Development: Build responsive, scalable interfaces using Angular.
  • API Development: Create robust system and process APIs using Python and .NET.
  • Optimize event-driven microservices to support real-time data flows and operational processes.
• Integrate AI-first and ML engineering principles into SDLC, embedding intelligent automation and predictive capabilities from design through deployment.
• Implement AI-enabled solutions for use cases such as intelligent data mapping and agentic AI reconciliation frameworks.
• Champion API-first development principles to deliver modular, reusable services that accelerate LDX's scalability and modernization goals.
• Evaluate new design proposals, investigate and recommend solutions and process improvements that deliver applications with high scalability and performance.
• Apply optimization techniques for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with domain teams and partners to deliver cohesive UI suites that accelerate product vision and deliver business value.
• Collaborate with data stewardship teams to embed governance, lineage, and reconciliation frameworks into platform workflows.
• Provide technical leadership through best practices in AI/ML integration, cloud-native development, and modern SDLC methodologies.

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience . We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented , and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in full-stack development and solution design.
• Strong proficiency in:
  
  • Frontend: Angular, TypeScript, HTML/CSS.
  • Backend: Python, .NET Core.
• Strong understanding of Angular concepts such as components, modules, services, and dependency injection.
• Expertise in API-first architecture, including designing and implementing RESTful and event-driven microservices.
• Advanced experience with AWS services (EC2, Fargate, Lambda, Glue, S3, RDS, Redis, ElasticCache) and serverless architectures.

Preferences:

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and DevOps practices.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) for code generation, refactoring, and documentation.
• Familiarity with ML engineering practices, including model integration, orchestration, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, integration patterns, and real-time data processing.
• Proven ability to apply performance optimization techniques, including caching strategies and efficient API design.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace) for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Ability to drive projects independently, mentor junior developers, and deliver innovative solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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Pay Range:
$140,475-$234,125/year
Actual 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. LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institution, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 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.

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.

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Information on Interviews:

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