Senior Software Engineer

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.

As a Senior Full‑Stack Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in building modern, cloud‑native platforms that power LPL’s business and client experiences. This is a hands‑on, end‑to‑end engineering role for someone who enjoys ownership, technical depth, and applying AI‑assisted development to deliver high‑quality, secure, and scalable solutions.

Job Overview

In this service‑oriented engineering role, you will own features from design through production support, leveraging modern .NET, Angular, AWS, and AI‑accelerated development tools. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Platform, and Operations teams to deliver resilient, observable, and well‑architected solutions aligned with LPL’s SDLC and risk management standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement full‑stack solutions using .NET/C#, Angular, and AWS.

• Build and maintain cloud‑native, containerized microservices and service‑oriented APIs.

• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, and best‑practice implementation aligned with LPL SDLC and RM processes.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Product, Design, Platform, Ops) to deliver integrated, high‑quality solutions.

• Identify opportunities for application and process improvements; contribute to platform roadmaps and technical documentation.

• Design and implement REST and gRPC services using ASP.NET Core with clean architecture and domain‑driven principles.

• Apply resiliency and security patterns such as retry, circuit breaker, idempotency, and least‑privilege access.

• Build responsive, accessible Angular (v16+) applications and micro‑frontends using RxJS and modern UI patterns.

• Leverage AI developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat, Cursor, CodeWhisperer) to accelerate coding, testing, refactoring, documentation, and reviews.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated quality and security gates.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on full‑stack software development experience.

• 5+ years designing and implementing complex, distributed systems.

• Strong experience with .NET/C#, Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, and SQL & NoSQL databases.

• 5+ years of AWS cloud development and deployment experience (EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, EventBridge, Athena, Glue).

• Experience building ETL and data pipelines from structured and unstructured data sources.

Core Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent analytical, estimation, and problem‑solving abilities.

• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and execute in a fast‑paced environment.

• Team‑oriented mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.

Preferences

• Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience in financial services, wealth management, or asset management.

• Reporting and data experience; Python (PySpark/NumPy) a plus.

• Experience with observability, feature‑flagging, and production support in regulated environments.

Please note: This position does not offer work authorization sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have valid U.S. work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

 

Pay Range:

$116,800.00 - $194,600.00

 

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(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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