AVP, Principal Software Engineer Lead – AI, APIs & Cloud

LPL Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Fort Mill/Charlotte
Salary
$140,500–$234,100 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Similar $192k
This role $187k
$129k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays less than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $161,250–$223,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $187k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Wealth Management

LPL Financial currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $135,960–$226,600 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AVP, Principal Software Engineer Lead – AI, APIs & Cloud

The AVP Tech, Software Development Lead role involves overseeing and actively participating in the design and development of high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems using C#, AngularJS, jQuery, and MS SQL Server 2022. This senior-level position requires leading a team to deliver exceptional client experiences by collaborating with product teams to translate business challenges into technical solutions while conducting risk assessments and documenting recommendations. The candidate will also champion an AI-enabled engineering culture aligned with enterprise standards and define governance for AI usage and design-to-development workflows. Ideal candidates have at least 10 years of hands-on experience in full-stack application development, microservices implementation, and AWS technologies, along with a strong understanding of responsible AI practices and proficiency in tools like GitHub Copilot and Figma.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of high-volume, low-latency applications using C#, AngularJS, jQuery, and MS SQL Server.
  • Conduct technical risk assessments and provide well-documented recommendations for mission-critical systems.
  • Coordinate solution design with Architecture, Data, Infrastructure, and Business leaders to optimize speed to market.
  • Coach and mentor the team in developing comprehensive technical documentation following SDLC guidelines.
  • Champion an AI-enabled engineering culture aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.

What we're looking for

  • At least 10 years of full-stack application development experience with .NET/Java, Angular/JavaScript, REST APIs, and relational databases.
  • Extensive experience in enterprise software development processes including documentation through sequence diagrams and activity diagrams.
  • Minimum 8 years developing microservices and implementing API-first design principles.
  • Strong background in AWS technologies such as AWS Lambda and Step Functions.
  • Experience with Site Reliability Engineering for at least 2 years.
  • Familiarity with AI copilots, LLMs, and Figma for responsible AI usage and design collaboration.

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