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Lead Data Science Engineer

Additional office locations
Hyderabad
Job ID
18829
Date
23-Oct-2025
Permanent - Full time,
Macquarie Capital Equities is a global provider of Research, Sales, and Execution services across all major equities markets. Our institutional clients and hedge fund clients rely on our data-driven insights to make informed investment decisions. As we continue to evolve, we are consolidating our data assets and leveraging cloud-based analytics platforms (Google Cloud and AWS) to deliver predictive and targeted insights to clients using AI.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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In this role, you will lead and mentor junior data scientists and ML engineers to define and execute AI strategy for Equities, focusing on predictive analytics and generative AI. This role involves architecting and prototyping ML and GenAI solutions using open-source frameworks and cloud platforms, while collaborating with stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities. You will also grow the team, foster continuous learning, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant deployment of AI models in production.

What you offer

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• 9+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or AI, with a strong academic foundation (Post graduate Masters or PhD in Maths/Engineering )
• Proven track record of delivering ML and GenAI solutions in financial services or a similarly complex domain
• Hands-on experience with agent-based frameworks and LLMs (e.g., LangChain, Haystack, ADK, MPS)
• Deep expertise in Python, SQL, and cloud-native tools (BigQuery, Vertex AI, SageMaker, etc.)
• Interest in learning and understanding the Equities business

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 eligibility criteria, include:


  • 1 wellbeing leave day per year
  • 26 weeks’ paid maternity leave or 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
  • Company-subsidised childcare services
  • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
  • Benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including comprehensive medical and life insurance cover, the option to join parental medical insurance plan and virtual medical consultations extended to family members
  • 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
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
  • Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

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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.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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