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  • Date posted

    March 23, 2026

  • Closing date

    Not Disclosed (Open Until Filled)

  • Location

    Sydney

  • Salary

    $123,500 - $208,000 /year

  • Career level

    Senior Level

  • Experience

    4 – 7 Years

Description

Macquarie Group is currently accepting applications for the role of Senior Java Engineer, based out of their corporate offices in Sydney, Australia. This appointment offers an exceptional opportunity to join a globally recognized financial organization that combines entrepreneurial empowerment, disciplined risk governance, and a merit-based career trajectory.

Banking and Financial Services delivers personal banking, wealth management, and business financial products, leveraging digital innovation to provide superior client experiences. In this role, the successful candidate will work alongside seasoned industry professionals to optimize mission-critical processes, manage risk effectively, and deliver commercially impactful solutions across key markets.

Opportunity Overview & Quick Facts

Requisition ID: #21257
Location: Sydney, Australia
Organization: Macquarie Group
Career Level: Senior Level
Experience Level: 4 – 7 Years
Work Model: Hybrid / Flexible Working
Remuneration: $123,500 – $208,000 AUD per annum
Employment Term: Permanent / Full Time

Key Responsibilities & Operational Scope

  • Spearhead shaping the future architecture and technical direction of our strata operational platform.
  • Execute and drive bring deep engineering expertise to solve complex business and technology challenges, driving solutions that balance immediate delivery needs with long-term strategic platform goals.
  • Deliver high-impact end-to-end technical leadership across both frontend and backend domains, including Angular applications, Java and Spring Boot services, APIs, integrations and data layers.
  • Lead and steer solution architecture activities, guide engineering teams through technical trade-offs and help ensure solutions align with the long-term direction of the PropertyIQ platform.
  • Execute and drive often act as a Feature Lead for complex initiatives, owning the technical delivery approach from discovery through design, implementation and production rollout.
  • Execute and drive collaborate closely with engineering, product and business stakeholders, mentor engineers and help chart a path from short-term deliveries towards long-term platform evolution.
  • Additionally help shape the engineering culture around AI adoption.
  • We are looking for someone who can champion AI-assisted software engineering, influence ways of working and help teams embed AI-enabled practices into day-to-day delivery to improve quality, productivity and learning.

Candidate Profile & Required Qualifications

  • Full-stack engineering experience across Java 17+, Spring Boot and Angular in cloud environments.
  • Understanding of modern front-end architecture, component-driven development, state management, accessibility and user experience considerations.
  • Understanding of how to design performant, resilient, observable and maintainable distributed systems.
  • Experience designing and evolving service-oriented and microservices architectures.
  • Experience leading solution architecture activities and driving architecture decisions for complex, large-scale systems.
  • Ability to act as a Feature Lead for complex initiatives, coordinating technical delivery across engineers and stakeholders.
  • Experience leading technical discovery, solution design, implementation planning and delivery execution.
  • Ability to write code while also contributing strategic technical leadership.
  • Experience delivering proof-of-concepts and evaluating emerging technologies and engineering approaches.
  • Understanding of scalability, reliability, performance and operational excellence.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and uplifting technical capability across teams.
  • Stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and business outcomes.
  • Experience using and championing AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Copilot or Gemini CLI.
  • Ability to help change engineering culture through the adoption of AI-enabled software development practices.
  • Experience identifying opportunities to improve developer productivity, software quality and delivery efficiency through AI-assisted engineering.
  • Passion for improving developer experience and engineering productivity.
  • Knowledge of open-source libraries, tools and frameworks.
  • A structured approach to problem solving and an ability to critically assess multiple data points to identify root causes and design effective solutions.
  • Applied understanding of technology obsolescence, regulatory compliance, security and privacy requirements.
  • AWS architecture and operational experience.
  • Experience with Kafka, event-driven architectures and distributed workflows.
  • Experience driving platform modernization initiatives.
  • Exposure to platform engineering and internal developer platforms.

What Macquarie Offers

  • Market-Leading Rewards: Competitive base remuneration supplemented by performance-linked incentive programs.
  • Flexible Work Frameworks: Modern hybrid working arrangements supporting professional productivity and personal balance.
  • Professional Development: Clear internal mobility pathways, technical skill enhancement, and professional accreditation support.
  • Comprehensive Wellbeing: Access to employee assistance programs, holistic healthcare coverage, and dedicated wellbeing initiatives.
  • Global Network & Impact: Collaborative engagement with cross-border teams across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Core Competencies & Key Technical Focus

Java Engineer Software

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