Senior Development Engineer

LPL Financials; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financials is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to contribute to the Developer Experience Platform and Self-Service Automation team in Hyderabad. You will design, build, and evolve platform capabilities to boost developer productivity and engineering effectiveness across the organization.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, limited supervision, and close collaboration with tech leads and partner teams to deliver scalable, secure, high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in end-to-end application development with .NET, Angular, TypeScript, and Python.
• Experience delivering cloud-hosted web, mobile, and microservices based apps.
• Comfort with container orchestration platforms and cloud services (AWS/Azure).
• Familiar with IaC, Git workflows, and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance cloud-native, full-stack solutions for internal platforms and self-service tooling.
• Contribute to design discussions, reviews, and architecture decisions with leads and architects.
• Write high-quality, secure code across web, API, and mobile platforms.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, and sprint execution.
• Coordinate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project Managers on deliverables.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across time zones to align on design and timelines.
• Engage with developer communities to share knowledge and improve practices.
• Support platform standards, templates, and best practices.
• Implement unit tests and improve test coverage; address security and performance issues.
• Contribute to documentation including runbooks, release notes, and design docs.

Skills

.NET

Angular

TypeScript

Python

Cloud-native development

Agile delivery

Tools

AWS

Azure

EKS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will be a strong individual contributor on the Developer Experience Platform and Self-Service Automation team. You will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving platform capabilities that improve developer productivity and engineering effectiveness across the organization.
This role requires solid hands-on engineering skills, the ability to work with limited supervision, and active collaboration with peers, tech leads, and partner teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for engineers who are strong individual contributors, collaborative team players, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates ownership of their work, applies sound engineering judgment, and continuously seeks to learn and improve.

Technical Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in end-to-end application development using .NET, Angular, TypeScript, and Python.
• Experience building and supporting cloud-hosted web, mobile, and microservice-based applications.
• Experience working with container orchestration platforms such as EKS or OpenShift.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure, including services such as: EKS, IAM, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, EventBridge, Step Functions, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines etc.,
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git-based workflows, and CI/CD automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Full stack developer who has built Internal Developer Platform or reusable frameworks.
• Experience with self-service automation, templates, or scaffolding frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Growth mindset, strong ownership, and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance cloud-native, full-stack solutions for internal developer platforms, self-service automation, and tooling.
• Contribute to solution design discussions, technical reviews, and architectural decisions under the guidance of tech leads and architects.
• Write high-quality, secure, and maintainable code across web, API, and mobile platforms.
• Agile Delivery & Collaboration
• Actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, PI Planning, and sprint execution.
• Work with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Project Managers on estimations, deliverables, and milestone commitments.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, platform teams, cloud, security, and quality engineering to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Partner effectively with distributed engineering and platform teams across the U.S., ensuring alignment on design, delivery, and timelines. Coordinate cross-team dependencies and handoffs in a matrixed, multi-time-zone environment.
• Developer Experience & Enablement
• Contribute to code reviews, technical demos, lunch-and-learn sessions, and office hours to share knowledge and improve team practices.
• Engage with partner teams and developer communities to understand pain points and provide practical engineering solutions.
• Support adoption of platform standards, templates, and best practices.
• Quality, Security & Operations
• Implement unit tests, improve test coverage, and support automated testing strategies.
• Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities and performance issues.
• Contribute to documentation including technical requirements, runbooks, release notes, and design documents.
• Support platform reliability through participation in release, change, and incident processes.
• Innovation & Automation
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and developer self-service.
• Contribute ideas that simplify workflows and enhance developer productivity across the enterprise.