Senior Engineer/ Tech Lead
Active / Open Until Filled
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Active / Open Until Filled
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Date posted
September 4, 2026
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Closing date
Not Disclosed (Open Until Filled)
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Location
Sydney
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Salary
$123,500 - $208,000 /year
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Career level
Senior Level
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Experience
4 – 7 Years
Description
Macquarie Group is currently accepting applications for the role of Senior Engineer/ Tech Lead, 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.
The team operates at the intersection of international capital markets, advanced technology, and commercial enablement, delivering high-impact solutions across global businesses. 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
Key Responsibilities & Operational Scope
- Lead and steer a team of high‑performing engineers across initiatives that span our public and private markets businesses.
- The focus is people leadership, delivery excellence, and clear technical direction.
- Actively advance and support solution design decisions, provide technical guidance, partner with engineering leads on technology strategy, and take ownership of outcomes, ways of working, reliability, and continuous improvement to support the strategic objectives of the organisation.
Candidate Profile & Required Qualifications
- 10 + years of technology experience in any programming language, with Python and React.js highly regarded.
- Finance experience is required, with Asset Management or Capital Markets experience being mandatory, and working knowledge of Transaction Reporting highly regarded.
- 3+ years’ experience in formal engineering leadership, such as engineering lead or mentoring junior engineers, with a proven track record of managing an engineering team.
- Ability to align priorities and deliver outcomes with product owners, business analysts, business stakeholders, and central/platform teams.
- Delivery of complex initiatives in an agile environment with strong problem‑solving and balanced trade‑offs across scope, risk, quality, and timelines.
- Current knowledge of cloud platforms and CI/CD, with AWS, Azure, or GCP highly regarded, and experience operating at enterprise scale.
- Grasp of Secure‑by‑Design and solution design patterns, with experience in incident, problem, and change management and in remediating technical debt; knowledge of asset management is highly regarded.
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
Apply Directly on Macquarie Careers Portal
This position is actively accepting candidate submissions. Access the official Macquarie Group recruitment platform to review comprehensive operational criteria and lodge your formal application.