AVP Tech Lead - Software Development

LPL Financial LLC; Town of Charlotte, Fort Mill (NY, SC); 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 Holdings Inc. is seeking an AVP Tech Lead to provide technical leadership for a development team focused on AWS-based, cloud-enabled advisor workstation experiences in New York.

The role emphasizes scalable web applications and services, partnering with stakeholders and governance teams to deliver enterprise-aligned solutions. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in Angular, .NET, and SQL Server, plus 5+ years in AWS services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/IT or related field.
• 7+ years with Angular or similar UI framework.
• 7+ years with .NET development.
• 7+ years of SQL Server experience.
• 5+ years of AWS services (CloudFront, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, Fargate/EKS, Aurora).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership 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.
• 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.

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

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.

Benefits

• 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.

Compliance & Diversity Statements

Principals only. EOE.

Additional Information

EAC 5.19.26 LPL Financial is the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer. Our company is widely known for its financial strength, exceptional service, and favorable industry reputation among financial professionals. To understand who we are, it’s important to know our core belief: financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. LPL Financial creates the space to let you do what you do best - create personal, long-term client relationships that turn financial aspirations into realities. Each year, thousands of financial professionals successfully manage billions of dollars in assets. Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. To learn more about our organization visit our About LPL page. As reported by Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2019, based on total revenue.