AVP Tech Lead - Software Development

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 141,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial in Austin, TX, seeks an AVP Tech Lead to provide technical leadership for a development team focused on evolving the advisor workstation experience. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable cloud-enabled web applications and services aligned with enterprise standards.

Work closely with stakeholders, architects, QA, release management, and governance to deliver solutions, mentor engineers, review code, and ensure reliability, performance, and modernization across our platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with Angular or a similar UI framework.
• 7+ years of experience with .NET development.
• 7+ years of experience with SQL Server.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS services (CloudFront, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, Fargate/EKS, Aurora).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on development for AWS-based applications and services.
• Guide development teams in cloud-native architectures, web apps, and SOA solutions.
• Mentor and support developers in adopting new technologies and best practices.
• Analyze existing applications to identify modernization opportunities.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to maintain technical documentation per SDLC standards.
• Communicate designs and delivery plans to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Angular

.NET

SQL Server

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related field

Job description

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 an AVP Tech Lead to provide technical leadership for a development team focused on enhancing and evolving our advisor workstation experience. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable cloud-enabled web applications and services that support new business capabilities and digital experiences. The position partners closely with business stakeholders, architects, quality assurance, release management, and governance teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands‑on development expertise for AWS-based applications and services.
• Guide development teams in implementing cloud‑native architectures, web applications, and service‑oriented solutions.
• Mentor and support developers in adopting new technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Analyze existing applications and systems to identify modernization and improvement opportunities.
• Assess technical risks and develop recommendations for issue resolution and solution delivery.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to create and maintain technical documentation in accordance with SDLC standards.
• Communicate technical concepts, designs, and delivery plans to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade services and application components.
• Participate in code reviews and present solution designs to development peers and stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide advanced debugging support.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, design proposals, and process improvements to enhance scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Contribute to solution estimation activities, including ROM‑level effort assessments.
• Maintain platform documentation and ensure alignment with enterprise governance requirements.

What Are We Looking For?

We are seeking professionals who are motivated to pursue greatness, act with integrity, are driven to help our clients succeed, consistently win together, and actively create and share joy while contributing to innovative technology solutions in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience with Angular or a similar UI framework.
• 7+ years of experience with .NET development.
• 7+ years of experience with SQL Server.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS services, including CloudFront, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, Fargate/EKS, and Aurora.

Preferences

• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tooling.
• Experience supporting business-to-business customer experience portals.

Pay Range

$140,500.00 - $234,100.00

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.

• 401K matching
• Health benefits
• Employee stock options
• Paid time off
• Volunteer time off

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 thriving businesses. 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.

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities.

EOE.

EAC 5.19.26