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LPL Financial

Python API Engineer

Fort Mill, SC · On-site

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.

LPL Financial

Python API Engineer

Fort Mill, SC

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.

LPL Financial

Python API Engineer

Austin, TX

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.

LPL Financial

Python API Engineer

San Diego, CA

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.

Software Technology Inc

Cyber Security Auditor

Dimondale, MI · On-site

$117K - $159K/yr

Cyber Security Auditor Location: Dimondale, MI Position: Hybrid Need GC and US Citizens Only ... API Security * JWT * OAUTH/OIDC/PKCE * Web, API replay attacks * High-level understanding of ...

540

Senior API Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA · On-site

Define security patterns for authentication, authorization, encryption, rate limiting, threat protection, and auditing * Lead architecture reviews and ensure API designs align with DoW standards ...

540

Senior API Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA

Define security patterns for authentication, authorization, encryption, rate limiting, threat protection, and auditing * Lead architecture reviews and ensure API designs align with DoW standards ...

540

Senior API Solutions Architect

Arlington, VA

Define security patterns for authentication, authorization, encryption, rate limiting, threat protection, and auditing * Lead architecture reviews and ensure API designs align with DoW standards ...

Circit Limited

VP, Global API Sales

New York, NY · Remote

Educate banks on the value of participating in the Circit platform for auditors, asset managers, and regulated clients. * Negotiate and structure mutually beneficial commercial agreements for API ...

Nayya

Senior Software Engineer, API Platform

New York, NY

$134K - $176K/yr

... action auditing, and safety controls * Own services end-to-end, from architecture through ... API standards, versioning, authentication, rate limiting, and observability * Mentor engineers ...

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How much do api auditor jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for api auditor in the United States is $19.21, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $19.23 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What challenges do API auditors face when assessing API compliance and security?

API Auditors often encounter challenges such as keeping up with rapidly evolving security threats and ensuring that APIs adhere to both internal standards and external regulations. They must thoroughly analyze complex API architectures and identify potential vulnerabilities, which can be particularly demanding when documentation is incomplete or inconsistent. Additionally, API Auditors frequently collaborate with development, security, and compliance teams to facilitate remediation efforts, requiring strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

What is the difference between Api Auditor vs Api Tester?

AspectApi AuditorApi Tester
CertificationsISO 27001, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)ISTQB, Certified Software Tester (CSTE)
Work EnvironmentAudit firms, compliance departments, financial institutionsDevelopment teams, QA departments, software companies
Industry UsageRegulatory compliance, risk managementSoftware testing, quality assurance
Primary FocusAssessing API security, compliance, and audit readinessTesting API functionality, performance, and bugs

Api Auditors focus on evaluating API security, compliance, and risk management, often within regulatory or financial sectors. Api Testers concentrate on verifying API functionality, performance, and bug detection during development. While both roles require technical knowledge of APIs, their objectives and environments differ significantly.

What is an API auditor?

API Auditors are professionals who evaluate, test, and review application programming interfaces (APIs) to ensure they meet security, compliance, and performance standards. Their role includes identifying vulnerabilities, ensuring adherence to best practices, and verifying that APIs function as intended. API Auditors often work with development and security teams to mitigate risks and maintain high-quality software. They use specialized tools and frameworks to conduct thorough assessments and may also provide recommendations for improvements.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be an API auditor?

To thrive as an API Auditor, you need a solid understanding of API protocols, security standards, and compliance frameworks, usually backed by experience in IT auditing or cybersecurity and relevant certifications like CISA or CISSP. Familiarity with tools such as Postman, Burp Suite, and API documentation platforms is typically required. Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for identifying vulnerabilities and conveying findings to stakeholders. These competencies ensure robust API security, regulatory compliance, and the protection of sensitive data in interconnected systems.
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Infographic showing various Api Auditor job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 3% Part Time, and 13% Contract. Highlights an 77% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 18% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $39,947 per year, or $19.2 per hour.

Python API Engineer

LPL Financial

Fort Mill, SC • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 7 days ago

LPL Financial rating

7.5

Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

Based on 70 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

116th of 150 rated financial services

Job description

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 Software Engineer (Python / AWS) is a key member of the Data Modernization & Integration organization, responsible for building and supporting scalable cloud-native solutions that enable critical business platforms and enterprise integrations.
This role combines Python development, AWS cloud engineering, API integration, automation, observability, and production support. The engineer will develop and maintain Python-based services and REST APIs, support cloud migration initiatives, implement monitoring and resiliency solutions, and help drive operational excellence across AWS-hosted applications.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience with Python, REST APIs, AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch), Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise application support. Success in this role requires close collaboration with platform, data, security, middleware, and application teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions while modernizing legacy capabilities.
Responsibilities
API Engineering & Application Development
  • 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.

Security & Access Management
  • 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.

Automation & Infrastructure Engineering
  • 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
  • Ensure environment consistency across DEV, QA, UAT, and PROD.

CI/CD & Operational Excellence
  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment of Python APIs.
  • Support automated testing, packaging, versioning, and release management.
  • Implement observability through logging, metrics, alerts, and tracing.
  • Participate in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support activities.

Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Collaborate closely with application teams, platform engineering, cloud, and security teams.
  • Align API design and implementation with enterprise architectural standards.
  • Actively contribute to code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation.
  • Promote best practices and a culture of engineering excellence.

Strategic Influence
  • Influence API engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization.
  • Contribute to architectural reviews and modernization efforts.
  • Help drive consistent, scalable, and maintainable cloud-native API solutions.

What Are We Looking For?
We are looking for strong collaborators who deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality API solutions in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Ideal candidates pursue technical excellence, act with integrity, and are motivated to build scalable platforms that enable business growth. We value continuous improvement, curiosity, and individuals who take ownership and pride in their work.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, cloud application engineering, API engineering, platform engineering, or related technical roles.
  • Hands-on experience with Python development, REST APIs, AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM, S3), and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience developing, validating, supporting, or operating APIs and cloud-native applications in large-scale production environments.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, automated testing, and deployment automation tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
  • Working knowledge of SQL, data validation, data profiling, system integrations, and enterprise application support.

Core Competencies
  • API Design Mindset - builds clean, consistent, and consumer-friendly APIs.
  • Builder Mindset - emphasizes automation, reuse, and simplicity.
  • Systems Thinking - understands how APIs integrate with distributed systems.
  • Collaboration - works effectively across engineering, security, and platform teams.
  • Ownership & Accountability - takes responsibility for design, delivery, and reliability.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).

Preferences
  • Strong understanding of application monitoring, observability, logging, alerting, resiliency, and operational support.
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues, conducting root cause analysis, and supporting release and deployment activities.
  • Experience collaborating across application, platform, cloud, security, middleware, and data engineering teams.
  • Financial services, wealth management, or banking industry experience preferred.
  • Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and secure API design.
  • Experience with OAuth providers and identity platforms.
  • Familiarity with AWS SAM or Serverless Framework (tooling experience).
  • Exposure to event-driven architectures (EventBridge, SNS/SQS).
  • Experience operating APIs in regulated or enterprise environments (financial services preferred).
  • Knowledge of observability tools such as CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Datadog, OpenTelemetry.
  • Experience designing reusable API frameworks or shared libraries.

Pay Range:
$106,100.00 - $176,900.00
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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