Sr. Software Development Engineer

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

The Senior Developer will be responsible for working in the development team to build high quality back-office workflow applications and services for operators and internal stakeholders. They should have experience developing backend microservices and REST APIs with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, OpenFeign, gRPC (Zeebe/Camunda clients), and Docker containers, and working in event-driven systems using Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Camunda 8 (Zeebe) workflow orchestration (job workers, user tasks, BPMN-driven processes). The developer should be able to work independently as well as part of a larger team comprised of multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in code reviews and sprint ceremonies
• Implements feature requests, produces testable solutions meeting business and functional requirements, and ensures that all solutions are properly tested and validated
• Accountable for service level objectives defined for their own work
• Collaborates with other designers and engineers on the team(s) to ensure that technical designs and implementations are consistent across the product(s), platform(s), and solution(s); communicates effectively with other designers and engineers to exchange information and ideas about software architecture, engineering best practices, and the like
• Responds to user support issues and requests for assistance; assists users with navigating the application(s) and resolving basic problems with data entry, uploading files, navigation, printing, and the like
• Communicates regularly with stakeholders and end-users to understand their needs and ensure those needs are addressed through timely delivery of new features and resolution of reported defects
• Establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with customers
• Understands the markets and products that the company serves, as well as the competitive landscape
• Creates operating mechanisms to ensure all voices are heard within the project team; commits to team decisions once made
• Identifies opportunities to streamline processes and import best practices; articulates and advocates for needed changes in processes, policies, and tools

What are we looking for? We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience building scalable enterprise applications
• 6+ years of experience building backend services and APIs with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Spring Data JPA, Spring Kafka, OpenFeign, gRPC, PostgreSQL, and Docker containers
• 3+ years hands-on experience with workflow or process automation (e.g., Camunda 8 / Zeebe job workers, process instances, Tasklist/Operate integrations)
• 3+ years experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerized deployment on Kubernetes

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred
• Experience with BPMN 2.0 and Camunda 8 deployment pipelines
• Experience with Confluent/Kafka (SASL, topic design, consumer reliability)
• Experience with Liquibase or similar relational migration tooling
• Familiarity with Angular and micro-frontends (e.g., Nx, module federation) for the operator portal
• Exposure to Dynatrace or similar observability for production workflow platforms

Pay Range:

$111,500.00 - $185,800.00

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 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.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

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 (855) 575-6947.

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