Staff Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave (up to 20 weeks)

Volunteer leave and donation matching

Hybrid and flexible working

Learning and development opportunities

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Macquarie Group is seeking a strong staff engineer to tackle challenging problems within our bank's technology platforms. The role blends principal engineer responsibilities with technical architecture and people management.

You will own design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of products, while also hiring and growing engineers on your teams. You will be hands-on, coding and guiding teams, mentoring engineers, and providing leadership on complex technology issues across the

Qualifications

• Strong technical background with Java and CS education or equivalent experience.
• Proven success leading complex engineering initiatives and collaborative teamwork.
• Experience building scalable, maintainable web applications in an Agile product environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain products and platforms owned by the teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide leadership across the company.
• Hands-on coding and close technical direction for teams; conduct code reviews.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers to align engineering initiatives with business objectives.

Skills

Java programming

System design

Mentoring

Code review

Leadership

Agile development

Security standards

Incident response

Hiring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Java ecosystem

Job description

What role will you play?

As a strong staff engineer you will help tackle some of the most challenging problems in the bank. Our team operates a flat organisational structure, this role is a blend of principal engineer, technical architect, and people manager. You will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of the products and platforms owned by your teams. In addition to technology ownership, you will play a key role in hiring and fostering the technical growth of the engineers on their teams. Drawing on deep and broad technical expertise, you will be hands‑on in the code, solving technical problems, mentoring junior engineers, and providing leadership on complex technology issues across the company, while also spending your time building outstanding software by both directly coding and offering close technical direction and management to your teams.

What You Offer

• Strong technical background (preferably in Java) and computer science education or equivalent experience
• Proven success leading complex engineering initiatives and working collaboratively in teams
• Experience building scalable, maintainable, and performant web applications in an Agile product environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly across all levels of the organisation
• Strong experience with hands‑on coding, system design, and code review across diverse services and platforms
• Skilled at analyzing, simplifying, and optimizing complex processes; adept at researching and implementing emerging technologies
• Experienced in leadership and mentorship, with the ability to foster high‑performing and psychologically safe engineering teams
• Strong competence in maintaining code quality, rigorous testing practices, and robust security standards
• Previous experience collaborating with product managers to align engineering initiatives with strategic business objectives
• Expertise in application reliability, uptime management, and continuous improvement through incident response and post‑mortem analysis.

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.