Front-Office Platform Engineer - Java, Python & AWS

Macquarie Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Insurance & 401(k)

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & development

Recognition awards

Hybrid work

Work-from-home equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group in Houston is seeking a skilled software engineer to help build and enhance front-office applications for the Commodities and Global Markets team. You’ll work primarily with Java, Python and AWS to deliver timely, robust software and engage directly with end users to understand their needs.

Working within Agile and Scrum, you’ll modernize bespoke systems and improve resilience, scalability and usability of the technology our business relies on.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering in Java and Python; production-grade applications.
• Familiarity with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub workflows, and Linux/Unix environments.
• Knowledge of analytics/AI technologies: Airflow, Dask, JupyterHub, LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, MCP tools, prompt engineering.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with agile collaboration with analysts and traders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, robust software enhancements across front-office applications using Java, Python and AWS.
• Engage with end users in the Houston CGM business to turn needs into practical solutions.
• Help modernize bespoke systems within Agile/Scrum to improve resilience, scalability and usability.

Skills

Java

Python

AWS

CI/CD

GitHub

Linux

AI basics

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile

Tools

Airflow

Dask

JupyterHub

LLMs

Agentic AI

MCP tools

Prompt engineering

Job description

Macquarie Group in Houston is seeking a skilled software engineer to help build and enhance front-office applications for the Commodities and Global Markets team. You’ll work primarily with Java, Python and AWS to deliver timely, robust software and engage directly with end users to understand their needs.

Working within Agile and Scrum, you’ll modernize bespoke systems and improve resilience, scalability and usability of the technology our business relies on.