Senior Cloud and Analytics Platform Engineer / Tech Lead

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? 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 Advanced software-engineering skills in Python or Java/ ScalaHands-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 platformsStrong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to partner directly with quantitative analysts, traders and other stakeholdersA self-motivated, inquisitive mindset and a methodical, agile approach to problem-solvingExpertise in AI-driven development (e.g. prompt engineering, Claude, Agentic-AI frameworks, LLM, MCP tools)Solid Linux administration and networking skills, plus Git-based workflowsFamiliarity with Apache Airflow, Dask and JupyterHubExperience with modern build systems (especially Bazel) and CI/CD pipelines. 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 yearUp to 5 additional service bonus leave days per yearUp 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 caregivers2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matchingUp to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leaveAccess to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinationsAccess to a wide range of salary packaging optionsAccess to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscriptionHybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on roleReimbursement for work from home equipment About Technology 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 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.