Lead Java Engineer

Macquarie Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave (up to 20 weeks)

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

EAP and wellbeing

Learning & development

Hybrid/flexible work

Equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group is seeking a hands-on Lead Java Engineer for the PropertyIQ team to drive technical leadership, architecture decisions and delivery excellence across Angular, Java and Spring Boot services. You will shape API design, data layers and event-driven workflows while balancing delivery needs with long-term platform goals.

You will mentor engineers, resolve complex challenges, and champion AI-assisted practices to elevate software quality and team performance, within a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Deep full-stack engineering experience across Java 17+, Spring Boot, Angular and cloud-native platforms.
• Proven experience setting technical direction and making architecture decisions across frontend, backend, APIs, integrations and data platforms.
• Strong understanding of designing scalable, resilient, observable, secure and maintainable distributed systems.
• Experience leading the technical delivery of medium-to-large initiatives from discovery and design through production rollout and ongoing support.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures and API design.
• Ability to remain hands-on with code while leading engineers and driving engineering excellence across a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and delivery leadership for a PropertyIQ engineering team.
• Own the technical direction of significant components of the PropertyIQ platform and guide architectural decisions.
• Translate business goals into clear technical outcomes and manage dependencies/risks.
• Mentor engineers, unblock challenges and uplift team capability, while maintaining production readiness.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud-native platforms

Tools

Claude Code

Copilot

Gemini CLI

AWS

Job description

Join our PropertyIQ team and play a lead role in the next evolution of our Strata Application capabilities and Platform Evolution. We are building the PropertyIQ of the future, and we are doing it with our clients by our side.

At Macquarie, technology is viewed as an important enabler for our business growth. We use a mix of modern cloud-based and home‑grown technologies to deliver impactful experiences that help our clients achieve their operational and financial goals and fundamentally change how they interact within the strata ecosystem.

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 hands‑on Lead Java Engineer, you will provide technical and delivery leadership for a PropertyIQ engineering team. You will lead medium‑to‑large initiatives, set a high standard for engineering quality, and be the go‑to person for resolving complex technical challenges across the team.

You will own the technical direction of significant components of the PropertyIQ platform, making and guiding architectural decisions across Angular applications, Java and Spring Boot services, APIs, integrations, event‑driven workflows, and supporting data layers. You will ensure solutions balance immediate business and delivery needs with the platform’s long‑term goals for scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, and operational excellence.

Working closely with product, delivery, business and technology stakeholders, you will translate business goals into clear technical outcomes. You will lead technical discovery and solution design, break complex initiatives into deliverable components, manage technical dependencies and risks, and ensure important decisions are communicated and carried through to production.

You will remain close to the code while creating an environment in which the wider team can deliver effectively. This includes establishing engineering standards, reviewing critical designs and code, unblocking engineers, mentoring team members, supporting their development, and facilitating onboarding and knowledge sharing.

You will play an active role in production and platform health. You will lead the technical response to significant incidents, drive root‑cause analysis and systemic remediation, and ensure the team appropriately prioritises reliability, security, vulnerability remediation, technical debt and operational readiness.

You will also help shape the team’s engineering culture by championing responsible AI‑assisted software engineering. You will identify opportunities to use AI‑enabled practices to improve software quality, developer productivity, delivery efficiency and continuous learning.

What you offer

• Deep full‑stack engineering experience across Java 17+, Spring Boot, Angular and cloud‑native platforms.
• Proven experience setting technical direction and making architecture decisions across frontend, backend, APIs, integrations and data platforms.
• Strong understanding of designing scalable, resilient, observable, secure and maintainable distributed systems.
• Experience leading the technical delivery of medium‑to‑large initiatives from discovery and design through production rollout and ongoing support.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, event‑driven architectures and API design.
• Ability to remain hands‑on with code while leading engineers and driving engineering excellence across a team.
• Experience establishing engineering standards across architecture, code quality, testing, CI/CD and production readiness.
• Strong understanding of platform health, operational excellence, incident management and reliability engineering.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, unblock complex technical challenges and uplift team capability.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business outcomes.
• Proven experience using and championing AI‑assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Copilot or Gemini CLI to improve quality and delivery outcomes.
• Applied understanding of security, privacy, technology obsolescence, regulatory compliance and operational risk management.

Nice to have

• AWS architecture and operational experience.
• Experience with Kafka, event‑driven architectures and distributed workflows.
• Experience driving platform modernisation, re‑platforming or legacy transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to platform engineering and internal developer platforms.
• Knowledge of property, strata, banking or financial‑services domains.

What we offer

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.