Director of Engineering

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

Learning & development

Hybrid and flexible working

Work from home equipment reimbursement

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Macquarie Group is seeking an engineering leader to own a core platform's end-to-end technology, from architecture and design through development, testing, and operations. You will define the engineering strategy, technical roadmap, and processes, including CI/CD, production support, and continual improvement.

You will foster an innovative culture, attract and coach top engineers, and collaborate with architects and senior stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading software engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to define and execute technical roadmaps and strategies.
• Strong cloud, site reliability, and production-operational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technology ownership of a core platform from architecture to operations.
• Define engineering strategy, roadmap, and processes including CI/CD and production support.
• Attract, coach, and retain senior engineers and build a strong leadership team.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud experience

SRE practices

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

People management

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Leverage your extensive technical knowledge and people leadership skills to lead one of our core engineering platforms. Our platforms are focused on engineering resilient, scalable systems that enable business growth across industry-leading solutions and technologies, directly enabling product innovation and customer value.

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. If you would like to know more, read our Engineering Blog, where our engineers openly share their experiences.

Join us on our mission to be Australia's #1 Digital Bank.

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 will work closely with product and delivery leaders and will be responsible for the end-to-end technology of a core platform. You will take ownership of products in iterative cycles from architecture and design through to development, testing, and operations. You will be accountable for defining and executing the engineering strategy, technical roadmap, and processes, including CI/CD, production support, and continual process improvement.

You will foster and nurture an innovative and inclusive engineering culture that encourages lateral thinking and early risk escalation while taking a collaborative approach to problem-solving. A key part of your role will be to attract, coach, develop and retain industry leading engineers, building a strong and effective leadership team and team composition including succession plan for all critical leadership roles. You will also engage with and be expected to maintain strong working relationships with architects and senior business stakeholders to understand and influence the business and technology strategies.

What You Offer

• Proven Engineering Leadership: Extensive experience leading, coaching, and developing software engineering managers and teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Strategic & Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of modern engineering practices, with experience in defining a clear technical strategy, owning a long‑term technical roadmap, and making high-level technology and platform choices that align with the strategic vision. You have a track record of designing, implementing, and operating mission-critical, large-scale platforms.
• Cloud Experience: Proficiency in cloud-based technologies (such as AWS or Google Cloud) with experience in managing infrastructure, site reliability engineering (SRE) practices, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Operational Excellence: A passion for achieving operational excellence at scale, resulting in highly available, secure, and cost-effective production systems with robust incident response capabilities.
• Collaborative Leader: A collaborative and communicative leader, able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, align technology with business strategy, and advocate for the engineering organisation's needs.
• Agile Mindset: Passionate about building and managing scalable, maintainable, and high-performing platforms using agile methodologies and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

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.