Senior Engineer, Software Developer (Req# 000194)

LPL Financial LLC; California; On-site; USD 192,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial LLC is seeking a Senior Engineer, Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend systems in San Diego, CA. You will lead backend architecture, implement microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native solutions using .NET/C# and modern tooling.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams, while ensuring SDLC compliance, code reviews, and scalable delivery. Strong communication and mentoring are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT or related field with 5 years of software development and architecture experience.
• Master’s degree with 3 years of software development and architecture experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise software applications and distributed backend systems.
• Experience developing microservices and SOA using .NET, C#, REST APIs, and modern architectural patterns.
• Experience building event-driven and message-based apps using Kafka, RabbitMQ or similar technologies.
• Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native solutions on AWS (EC2, S3, EKS, ECR, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, VPC, IAM, API Gateway, Load Balancers).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) provisioning scripts.
• Experience with Git-based release workflows, branching strategies, code reviews, and production release support.
• Experience designing and managing containerized apps with Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes or AWS EKS.
• Experience unit testing (xUnit, NUnit, MSTest) and SQL queries in SQL Server or PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-grade backend software and distributed systems.
• Lead design, development, testing, and implementation of scalable backend solutions.
• Build and maintain microservices, REST APIs, and modular components.
• Develop distributed, event-driven systems using .NET, C#, async programming, and integration patterns.
• Integrate enterprise applications using messaging platforms for reliable data processing.
• Provide technical leadership through design/code reviews and architecture discussions.
• Collaborate with product owners, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues related to logic, performance, and system integration.
• Analyze existing systems to identify optimization, modernization, and automation opportunities.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, IaC scripts, and cloud provisioning.

Skills

C#

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud concepts

CI/CD

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

SQL Server / PostgreSQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

CloudFormation

Job description

Name of Employer: LPL Financial LLC Position Title: Senior Engineer, Software Developer (Req# 000194) Requisition: 000194 Hours: 40 hours per week Salary Range: $191,693- $201,693 per year Location: 4707 Executive Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121

JOB DUTIES

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-grade backend software applications and distributed systems using modern programming frameworks and cloud technologies.
• Lead the design, development, test, and implementation of highly available, secure, and scalable backend solutions based on business requirements and strategic technology direction.
• Build, enhance, and maintain microservices, REST APIs, and modular backend components using best practices in object-oriented programming, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and cloud-native design.
• Develop distributed, event-driven, and message-based systems using .NET, C#, asynchronous programming, and integration patterns for data-intensive applications.
• Utilize messaging platforms to integrate multiple enterprise applications and services, ensuring reliable communication and efficient data processing across systems.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, architecture discussions, and mentoring junior engineers, while ensuring compliance with SDLC and release management processes.
• Collaborate with product owners, QA teams, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering to gather requirements, design system enhancements, and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to application logic, performance, scalability, reliability, or system integration, including root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Perform analysis of existing systems to identify opportunities for optimization, modernization, and automation; prepare architectural documentation and contribute to long-term technology roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment workflows, infrastructure templates, and cloud provisioning scripts to support reliable software delivery.

REQUIREMENTS

• MINIMUM Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience in software development and architecture or related occupation.
• ALTERNATIVELY: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience in software development and architecture or related occupation.
• DE designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise software applications and distributed backend systems.
• DE developing microservices and service-oriented architectures using .NET, C#, REST APIs, and modern architectural design patterns.
• DE building event-driven and message-based applications using Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar enterprise messaging technologies.
• DE architecting and deploying cloud-native solutions on AWS, using services such as EC2, S3, EKS, ECR, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, VPC, IAM, API Gateway, and Load Balancers.
• DE developing and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) provisioning scripts using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or equivalent technologies.
• DE implementing source control and release workflows using Git-based tools, including branch strategy, conflict resolution, code reviews, and production release support.
• DE designing and managing containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or AWS EKS.
• DE performing unit testing using xUnit, NUnit, or MSTest, and analyzing relational database queries using SQL in SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
• DE troubleshooting complex performance, scalability, and reliability issues across distributed systems, cloud environments, and backend services.

Pay Range: $191,693- $201,693 per year 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, 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.

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.

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 [phone].

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.

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