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Lead Engineer

Additional office locations
Melbourne, Sydney
Job ID
22778
Date
16-Jun-2026
Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior
Job category
BFS - Tech Lead Engineer
Join our Payments Platform as a Lead Engineer and play a key role in contributing to the architecture and engineering for our Open Payments Platform. We're continuing to build a modern real-time Payments platform that is highly reliable, scalable, and based around no-ops technology. As a Payments Platform within a Digital Bank, software engineering is at the core of what we do. Our engineers operate in an autonomous environment where they are empowered to “do it right” and continuously learn, becoming masters in their craft.
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?

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We are seeking a Lead Engineer to contribute to the architecture and engineering efforts for our Open Payments Platform (OPP). This is a great opportunity for a seasoned engineer ready to take on their next challenge and to help build out our Payments future state.

 
In this important role, you will contribute to the architectural vision and design of the Open Payments Platform, ensuring alignment with the evolving needs of our business. Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will lead critical decisions and support a team of engineers towards improving reliability and operational excellence on the Platform.

Your hands-on approach will be instrumental in contributing to the best practice design of our Payment Platforms, ensuring the platform is highly performant, reliable, and built to scale. You will help cultivate a culture of learning and mastery within the engineering team, guiding and mentoring engineers on best practice design and implementation.

What you offer

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  • A proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale, high-performance Payment systems that are both robust and scalable.
  • In-depth and expert level , hands-on experience working with Java and Spring boot (we are on the latest versions) with experience working with cloud technologies (Google Cloud). Hands on experience with NoSQL DB’s.
  • Deep knowledge of micro services and event based architecture, design, and integration patterns.
  • Solid understanding of how to build scalable, maintainable and performant payment orchestration across multiple channels.
  • Strong understanding of security best practices for financial transactions and payments.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team with proven success at running complex engineering initiatives.
  • Ability to drive key architecture and design decisions across a Platform.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with all levels of the organisation
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.

What we offer

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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

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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

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