Senior Software Engineer, Cloud and Analytics platform

Macquarie Global Services; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Annual leave 25 days

Parental leave

Volunteer leave with donation matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health savings account

401(k)

Flexible/hybrid work

Job summary

Macquarie is expanding its Engineering Services to accelerate analytics and rapid delivery platforms across Commodities and Global Markets. You will combine hands-on coding with system design to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions that empower traders and analysts worldwide.

Join a global team leveraging open‑source frameworks to automate infrastructure with Python, Java or Scala, while embedding AI capabilities to unlock new insights and drive business value.

Qualifications

• Advanced software engineering expertise in Python, Java or Scala for production‑grade distributed compute and data science platforms.
• Strong cloud engineering capability with AWS, Kubernetes and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Bazel, Git‑based workflows, Linux administration and networking.
• Knowledge of analytics and AI technologies including Airflow, Dask, JupyterHub, LLMs and prompt engineering.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with agile collaboration with analysts, traders, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and run distributed compute and data science platforms powering trading/analytics workflows.
• Automate infrastructure and embedding AI capabilities to boost developer productivity.
• Collaborate with quantitative analysts and traders to translate research into production solutions.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

Cloud engineering

CI/CD

Git workflows

Linux administration

Networking

AI technologies

Communication

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Helm

Apache Airflow

Dask

JupyterHub

LLMs

Agentic AI frameworks

MCP tools

Prompt engineering

Job description

Join our development team and play a key role in our expanding Engineering Services function. You'll help enhance our innovative analytics and rapid delivery platform as we digitize and modernize the Commodities and Global Markets platforms and applications. Leveraging cutting‑edge technologies, you'll enable the business to scale and seize new opportunities with agility.

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'll combine hands‑on coding with thoughtful system design and a culture of continuous improvement to deliver resilient, highly scalable technology that keeps our Commodities and Global Markets business ahead of the curve. Leveraging best‑in‑class open‑source frameworks and cloud‑native services, you'll design, build and run the distributed‑compute and data‑science platform that powers Macquarie's trading and analytics workflows. Working side‑by‑side with quantitative analysts and trading desks worldwide, you'll transform research concepts into production‑ready solutions‑automating infrastructure with Python, Java or Scala and embedding AI‑driven capabilities that boost developer productivity and unlock new insights.

What you offer

• Advanced software engineering expertise in Python, Java or Scala, with experience designing, building and supporting production‑grade distributed compute and data science platforms.
• Strong cloud engineering capability, including AWS, Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation and Helm.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, Bazel, Git‑based workflows, Linux administration and networking.
• Knowledge of analytics and AI technologies, including Apache Airflow, Dask, JupyterHub, LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, MCP tools and prompt engineering.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, inquisitive and agile approach to partnering with quantitative analysts, traders and other business stakeholders

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 eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks' paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• 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 accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.