Software Engineer in Syd, Australia

Join our Wealth Platform team and play a key role in the engineering delivery of Macquarie Wrap, one of the largest investment platforms in Australia. We're building modern, resilient platform technology that delivers seamless, personalised experiences for advisers and high-net-worth clients at scale. As a Wealth Platform within Macquarie, 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

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?

As a Software Engineer, you'll take end-to-end ownership of your product in a modern DevOps culture. You'll be responsible for architecture, design, development, testing and operations and deliver incrementally in iterative cycles. You'll contribute to platform stability by investigating and resolving production incidents, participating in post-mortems, and helping to prioritise and address technical debt.

What You Offer

• Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in building Java based applications for the cloud with Springboot and relational databases
• Experience using Agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini CLI, etc)
• Good understanding of how to build performant, resilient, decoupled software systems with high standards on code maintainability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and BAs
• A proactive mindset with a strong focus on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Ability to write code and lead design decisions by engaging in POCs and high performant, critical code components
• An understanding on service-oriented and micro-services architecture
• Knowledge of open-source libraries, tools and frameworks
• Applied understanding of tech obsolescence, regulatory compliance, security and privacy requirements
• An Agile mindset and keen interest in software engineering across a range of technologies Experience in Modern Java, Containers, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, APIs, SQL and NoSQL Databases, Event Streaming, Data Analytics, Test Driven Development, Continuous Delivery or Site Reliability Engineering is valuable.
• Experience in AWS/GCP.

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

Benefits

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 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

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 that’s buying a home, growing a business or investing to manage wealth.

Inclusion at Macquarie

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.