Ai Engineer, Capital Markets – Ai-Driven Delivery

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave up to 20 weeks

Transition leave on return

Gender affirmation leave

Volunteer leave

EAP and wellbeing benefits

Learning & development funding

Hybrid & flexible work

Work-from-home equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group is seeking an AI Engineer to embed AI-assisted engineering across the software delivery lifecycle within an agile team delivering global applications for capital markets.

You’ll apply AI tools to automate tests, review code, scan for security vulnerabilities and enforce coding standards, while ensuring human review for production changes and measuring impact via improved test coverage and developer productivity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineering in agile teams.
• Experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of human-in-the-loop review of AI-generated code.
• Experience applying AI tools to improve testing, code review, security scanning or coding standards.

Responsibilities

• Help make AI-assisted engineering a standard part of delivery lifecycle.
• Apply AI tools to automated test generation and code review.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to adopt AI workflows safely.

Skills

AI-assisted development

Python

Java 17+

TypeScript

Angular

SQL

AWS Bedrock

Code review

Testing automation

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Codex

Spring Boot

Job description

Join a global technology team focused on embedding AI-assisted engineering across the software delivery lifecycle. Working within an agile team building global applications for our capital markets business, you’ll help apply AI tools to improve code quality, testing, security scanning, bug detection and developer productivity. 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 an AI Engineer, you’ll help make AI-assisted engineering a standard part of our delivery lifecycle. You’ll apply AI tools to automated test generation, code review, security vulnerability scanning, bug detection and coding standards enforcement. You’ll work closely with engineers and stakeholders to adopt AI coding assistants, agentic workflows and modern automation safely and effectively, ensuring all production changes remain subject to human review. You’ll also help measure impact through improved test coverage, earlier defect detection, better code quality and engineering time saved.

What You Offer

• Hands-on software engineering experience in agile delivery teams.
• Practical experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of human-in-the-loop review, including critical review of AI-generated code.
• Experience applying AI tools to improve testing, code review, security scanning, bug detection or coding standards.
• Strong ownership, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Practical interest in AI-assisted development, agentic workflows and modern engineering automation.
• Programming experience with Python or Java 17+, Spring Boot, TypeScript, Angular, HTML5/CSS3, SQL or relational database design would be beneficial.
• Experience with AWS, particularly Bedrock, would be highly regarded.
• Experience with prompt engineering, LLM-output evaluation or agentic workflows.

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 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.