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

Job Overview

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team’s Passion At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience — shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary AVP Tech, Software Development Lead who is passionate about delivering exceptional client experiences.

• Lead the Design and Development:
  Oversee and actively participate in the design and development of high‑volume, low‑latency applications for mission‑critical systems, ensuring high availability and performance using C#, AngularJS, jQuery, and MS SQL Server 2022.
• Collaborate with Product Teams:
  Work closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to translate business challenges into effective technical solutions.
• Risk Assessment and Documentation:
  Conduct technical assessments of risks and issues, providing well‑documented recommendations.
• Coordinate Solution Design:
  Collaborate with leaders from Architecture, Data, Infrastructure, and Business to optimize speed to market.
• Coach and Mentor the Team:
  Guide the team in developing comprehensive technical documentation in accordance with SDLC guidelines.
• Facilitate Communication:
  Maintain regular communication with both technical and non‑technical groups.
• Champion an AI‑ and design‑enabled engineering culture aligned with enterprise standards.
• Define governance, guardrails, and best practices for AI usage and design‑to‑development workflows.

• Minimum of 10 years of hands‑on experience in full‑stack application development utilizing .NET/Java, Angular/JavaScript, REST APIs, and relational databases with a TDD approach.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with enterprise software development processes, including documentation through sequence diagrams and activity diagrams.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in developing microservices and implementing API‑first design principles.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with AWS technologies (AWS Lambda, Step Functions).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
• BS or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

• AI Awareness & Design Expectations:
  Using AI copilots (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Antigravity) to accelerate development.
• Applying LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for code generation, review, refactoring, debugging.
• Familiarity with Figma for design collaboration.
• Understanding responsible AI usage including data privacy and security.

• API Management experience with Swagger Hub.
• Cloud transformation expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Understanding of Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Proficiency in source control and CI/CD.
• Mentorship and development skills.

Pay Range: $ - $. Actual base salary varies based on factors including 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 401(k) matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Principals only. EOE.