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**Staff Engineer - 18953** - **Job Description**: Lead engineering teams, design software, enhance performance, and ensure high availability of our wealth management platform. - **Skills**: Proven Java experience, systems design, code review, Agile methodology, leadership, strategic planning, and incident response expertise. - **Responsibilities**: Mentor junior engineers, collaborate with product managers, and foster high-performing teams. Additionally, ensure robust security standards and maintain code quality. - **Experience**: Mid-senior level professional with a strong computer science background and a track record of success in leading complex engineering initiatives. - **Macquarie Banking and Financial Services**: Join our technology-driven retail bank, empowering clients to achieve their financial goals. - **Benefits**: Extensive leave options, flexible work arrangements, learning and development opportunities, and competitive salary packaging. - **Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**: We foster an inclusive workplace, welcoming people from all backgrounds and supporting their unique needs.

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City: Sydney
Country: Australia

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Job ID

18953

Date

16-Oct-2025

Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior

Job category

BFS - Principal Engineer

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Join our Digital Wealth team where you will leverage your extensive technical knowledge and pragmatic approach to software design and architecture to delight our Wealth Advisor clients through our world class Wealth Management platform. As a Digital Bank, software engineering is at the core of what we do. Our engineers operate in an autonomous environment where they are empowered to do it right and continuously learn, becoming masters in their craft.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. Youll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a strong staff engineer you will help tackle some of the most challenging problems in the bank. Our team operates a flat organisational structure, this role is a blend of principal engineer, technical architect, and people manager. You will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of the products and platforms owned by your teams. In addition to technology ownership, you will play a key role in hiring and fostering the technical growth of the engineers on their teams. Drawing on deep and broad technical expertise, you will be hands-on in the code, solving technical problems, mentoring junior engineers, and providing leadership on complex technology issues across the company, while also spending your time building outstanding software by both directly coding and offering close technical direction and management to your teams.

What you offer

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Strong technical background (preferably in Java) and computer science education or equivalent experience
Proven success leading complex engineering initiatives and working collaboratively in teams
Experience building scalable, maintainable, and performant web applications in an Agile product environment.
Ability to communicate clearly across all levels of the organisation
Strong experience with hands-on coding, system design, and code review across diverse services and platforms
Skilled at analyzing, simplifying, and optimizing complex processes; adept at researching and implementing emerging technologies
Experienced in leadership and mentorship, with the ability to foster high-performing and psychologically safe engineering teams
Strong competence in maintaining code quality, rigorous testing practices, and robust security standards
Previous experience collaborating with product managers to align engineering initiatives with strategic business objectives
Expertise in application reliability, uptime management, and continuous improvement through incident response and post-mortem analysis.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, youre empowered to shape a career thats 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 benefits 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 Banking and Financial Services

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Banking and Financial Services is our technology-driven retail bank. You will be part of a team that supports clients to achieve their full potential - whether thats buying a home, growing a business or investing to manage wealth.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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Staff Engineer

Additional office locations

Sydney

Job ID

18953

Date

16-Oct-2025

Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior

Job category

BFS - Principal Engineer

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