Principal Software Dev

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team’s Passion At LPL Financial, people leaders and technical leaders alike shape how we innovate, collaborate, and deliver value. When you lead with intention—through influence, expertise, and integrity—you help transform not just platforms, but experiences for advisors and clients nationwide. If you’re ready to lead at scale and drive meaningful transformation, LPL Financial invites you to apply. Are you passionate about modernizing legacy systems and building cloud‑native platforms that power critical financial processes? Do you thrive at the intersection of data engineering, architecture, and business transformation? Join LPL Financial’s Compensation Transformation Program and play a pivotal role in redefining how compensation is calculated, validated, and delivered across the enterprise. 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. You will partner closely with architects, product teams, compensation subject‑matter experts, and engineering teams to modernize end‑to‑end compensation systems using AWS‑native services and Python‑driven data pipelines. 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 Cloud and data architecture leadership Systems thinking and problem solving Cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder communication Technical mentorship and influence Continuous improvement mindset Preferences 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 Please note: 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. 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. Additionally, 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer! 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 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. For further information about LPL, please visit Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE. 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io. 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. Want to learn more about the benefits of working at LPL? Check out the links below! We Are LPL Benefits Culture Social Responsibility