Senior Engineer/ Tech Lead - Cloud and Analytics platform

Join our development team and play a key role in our expanding Engineering Services function. You’ll help enhance our innovative analytics and rapid delivery platform as we digitise and modernise the Commodities and Global Markets platforms and applications. Leveraging cutting‑edge technologies, you’ll enable the business to scale and seize new opportunities with agility.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

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You’ll combine hands‑on coding with thoughtful system design and a culture of continuous improvement to deliver resilient, highly scalable technology that keeps our Commodities and Global Markets business ahead of the curve. Leveraging best‑in‑class open‑source frameworks and cloud‑native services, you’ll design, build and run the distributed‑compute and data‑science platform that powers Macquarie’s trading and analytics workflows. Working side‑by‑side with quantitative analysts and trading desks worldwide, you’ll transform research concepts into production‑ready solutions—automating infrastructure with Python, Java or Scala and embedding AI‑driven capabilities that boost developer productivity and unlock new insights.

What you offer

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- Advanced software‑engineering skills in Python or Java/ Scala
- Hands‑on experience with public‑cloud platforms—ideally AWS—plus Kubernetes and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm or similar)
- A proven track record of designing, building and running production‑grade distributed‑compute or data‑science platforms
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to partner directly with quantitative analysts, traders and other stakeholders
- A self‑motivated, inquisitive mindset and a methodical, agile approach to problem‑solving
- Solid Linux administration and networking skills, plus Git‑based workflows
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow, Dask and JupyterHub
- Experience with modern build systems (especially Bazel) and CI/CD pipelines.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non‑primary caregivers




- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing advantages including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

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Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie

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We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.

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📌 Senior Engineer/ Tech Lead - Cloud and Analytics platform (Melbourne)
🏢 Macquarie Bank
📍 Melbourne