Principal Software Dev

LPL Financial LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,924 - 293,138; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial LLC is seeking a VP, Principal Engineer / Tech Lead to drive the design and delivery of cloud-based data and application capabilities.

This role requires a leader with 10+ years in enterprise systems and deep experience with AWS. Responsibilities include building data pipelines and event-driven workflows to enhance compensation processing.

Join a dynamic team committed to delivering resilient solutions that support LPL's mission, along with a competitive total rewards package including 401K matching and health benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex enterprise systems.
• 7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience using Python and SQL.
• Strong experience with AWS services including Glue and Lambda.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end cloud data pipelines supporting compensation ingestion.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT workflows using Python and AWS services.
• Architect and develop event-driven workflows leveraging AWS technologies.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data engineering with Python

AWS services expertise

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD practices

Technical leadership

Systems thinking

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

Postgres

Jira

Job description

Job Overview

LPL Financial is seeking a VP, Principal Engineer / Tech Lead to design and deliver modern, cloud‑based data and application capabilities that transform enterprise compensation processing. In this role, you will provide hands‑on technical leadership across data pipelines, event‑driven workflows, and cloud architecture—ensuring scalability, resiliency, transparency, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end‑to‑end cloud data pipelines supporting compensation ingestion, calculation, validation, and downstream distribution.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT workflows using Python, AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and S3.
• Architect and develop event‑driven workflows leveraging AWS EventBridge, SQS, and SNS.
• Implement data quality, reconciliation, auditing, and monitoring capabilities to ensure accuracy and integrity of compensation data.
• Partner with architects and product teams to modernize legacy compensation platforms into scalable, cloud‑native solutions.
• Work with relational databases (RDS/Postgres/SQL Server) for data modeling, transformation, and performance optimization.
• Apply CI/CD and DevOps best practices to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root‑cause resolution under tight timelines.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to business stakeholders, compensation SMEs, and cross‑functional partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve transparency, scalability, and automation across compensation workflows.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for a collaborative, technically strong leader who thrives in fast‑paced environments and enjoys transforming complex, rules‑driven systems. You bring a deep sense of ownership, a passion for cloud and data engineering, and a commitment to delivering high‑quality, resilient solutions that support LPL’s advisor‑centered mission.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex enterprise systems
• 7+ years of hands‑on data engineering experience using Python and SQL
• Strong experience with AWS services including Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, RDS, and S3
• Proven ability to design scalable, event‑driven and cloud‑native architectures
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and modern software engineering standards
• Core competencies in cloud and data architecture leadership, systems thinking, cross‑functional collaboration, technical mentorship and continuous improvement mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with .NET, C#, JavaScript, Angular, or API development
• Experience with Snowflake or modern cloud data warehouses
• Background in compensation, payroll, financial calculations, or rules‑driven systems
• Familiarity with Jira, TeamCity, or Octopus Deploy

Compensation

Pay Range: $175,924.00 - $293,138.00 (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). LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, including 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Legal

Principals only. Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.