Senior API Engineer, Python, AWS

LPL Financial

Senior API Engineer at LPL Financial developing Python/AWS REST APIs and managing cloud infrastructure with Terraform. Collaborating across teams to ensure high-quality API solutions.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeFort Mill • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106,100 - $176,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain Python-based REST APIs that support business-critical workflows.
Build APIs using AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway, following API-first and REST best practices.
Implement clean, testable, and well-documented Python code suitable for enterprise production environments.
Optimize API performance, reliability, scalability, and error handling.
Ensure proper API versioning, contract stability, and backward compatibility.
Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth2, JWT, and IAM-based access.
Enforce API security controls including request validation, throttling, rate limiting, and auditing.
Partner with security teams to ensure APIs meet enterprise security and compliance standards.
Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
Create and maintain reusable Terraform modules for: API Gateway, Lambda, IAM roles and policies, CloudWatch logging and monitoring.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, API engineering, or cloud application development
Demonstrated hands-on experience with:
- Python for backend and API development
- REST API design and implementation
- AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway
- Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
Experience building and operating APIs in large-scale, production environments
Experience with CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and automated testing.
Ability to troubleshoot production issues and support on-call rotations when required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401K matching
health benefits
employee stock options
paid time off
volunteer time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonREST APIsAWS LambdaAmazon API GatewayTerraformOAuth2JWTCI/CDautomated testingAPI versioning

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detail