Senior Platform Engineer
Macquarie Group · Sydney, Australia · 11d ago
SeniorOn-siteDevOps, SRE & Infrastructure
Our team builds Verdi, Macquarie’s next-generation cloud platform that helps engineering teams create, deploy and operate cloud services. We combine automation, artificial intelligence, secure controls and modern developer tools to make cloud adoption simpler, safer and faster across the organisation.
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.
In this role you will help design, develop and evolve core capabilities within our cloud platform. You will build software, automation and cloud services that improve how engineers work, while embedding security, governance and operational controls into the developer experience. You will also support and mentor engineers through coaching, collaboration and technical guidance.
- Demonstrated experience as a senior software engineer, platform engineer or cloud engineer delivering complex technology solutions in production environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Go or Python, building reliable services, automation solutions and scalable platform capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native technologies, modern software engineering practices and distributed systems.
- Strong experience with AWS services such as Organizations, EC2, EKS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch and S3, alongside infrastructure as code and cloud platform engineering
- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools and automation technologies, including GitHub Copilot or similar platforms.
- Strong collaboration and mentoring skills, with the ability to coach engineers, influence technical direction and communicate effectively with technical and senior stakeholders.
- Beneficial to have experience with agentic applications and AI-driven workflows.
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.
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
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.
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.