Tech Lead, Software Development

LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader* in the markets we serve, supporting more than 22,000 financial advisors, 1,100 institution-based investment programs, and 500 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Position Summary:

We are looking for an inspired technical lead with a background in development of web applications leveraging technologies including C#, Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, and MS SQL Server. With LPL Financial you will have the opportunity to be part of a team transforming user experiences with self-service features that enable and empower our advisors with notification preference center.  

The candidate will served as a solution expert, responsible for developing solution and meeting business goals. Technical lead will be guiding a high velocity, multi-functional development team focused on program deliverables.  Activities will include daily oversight of development and enhancement of a single or multiple platforms; design, develop and lead sprint execution. The role will require flexible thinking as the team works to integrate existing business and technology concepts with innovative design to deliver a practical and scalable platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and implement technical solutions based on business requirements and strategic direction.
• Own end to end design for the platform, solution delivery and execution and code quality. Lead sprint execution with developers.
• Collaborate with peer teams, technology platform owner, product manager/owner, enterprise architecture and platform support teams to ensure delivery of production into Production.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with quality assurance engineer teams, DevOps to ensure all SDLC processes are adhered to.
• Assess opportunities for platform/application and process improvements.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, optimize and enhance existing systems.
• Hands on Web and C#/ .Net development experience integrating multiple application platforms.
• Utilize and build RESTful and SOA backend services.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and application integration partners.
• Application resiliency, scalability and performance design.
• Quick prototyping skills leveraging Visual Studio and/or other tools to create stub services etc.

Skills Required:

• Technical lead with Minimum 7+ years of extensive design and implementation of complex systems in Web, .Net stack and web services (REST/SOAP).
• Full stack developer with 7+ years of experience in web/service oriented application.
• Excellent understanding of SOA principles and design patterns and have a good sense for Code Architecture and Design Principles.
• Extensive .NET, C#, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, Bootstrap, Angular, JSON and REST services, SQL Server & Node development experience.
• Hands on experience in SQL server procedures, views, indexes and performance tuning.
• Experience in writing unit tests using any of these technologies VS Tests, Nunit, Junit, Munit, Jasmin/Karma is a plus.

Preferred Experience:

• Hands on experience in transformation at scale.
• Experience developing micro services.
• Self-driven and quick learner abreast of latest technologies
• Development in AI and Chatbot space.
• Should have a good sense for Code Architecture and Design Principles.
• Awareness/knowledge with PaaS/IaaS cloud-native applications.

Pay Range:

Why LPL? 

At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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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 (855) 575-6947.