Senior Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listed on 2026-02-23
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Join our Digital HQ Platform and help solve interesting problems that transform how our colleagues collaborate and work. We're on a mission to build world‑class workplace platforms that empower every Macquarie employee, and our team's platforms are used by thousands of colleagues daily, so there's huge opportunity to innovate and solve problems with the latest cloud technologies.
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.
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As a Senior Engineer on the Digital HQ Platform team, you will play a key role in designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining our workplace collaboration platforms and productivity tools. You will join a team of engineers, ensuring high standards of code quality, testing, and security. Your responsibilities will include building integrations and automation for platforms like Slack and Atlassian, designing scalable APIs and services, reviewing pull requests, and simplifying complex workflows and processes.
You will also explore new technologies, AI capabilities, and vendor APIs, ensuring our team remains at the forefront of workplace innovation.
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- Demonstrated success in running complex engineering initiatives and building great products in an Agile environment
- Strong technical background with building reliable, fast, cloud‑native applications using modern frameworks and languages (Java, Python, Node.js, or similar)
- Proven hands‑on ability to build performant, resilient, and decoupled software systems with a focus on code maintainability
- Impact analysis and risk management on major design options, managing associated risks to ensure system designs meet functional requirements
- Experience in leading systems design decisions, engaging in proof‑of‑concepts (POCs) and high‑performance, critical code components
- Continuously improve development processes, tools, and techniques
- In‑depth knowledge of containerisation, CI/CD, SOA, micro‑services patterns, RESTful APIs, webhooks, and open‑source libraries, tools, and frameworks
- Experience with employee enablement platforms (Slack, Atlassian, Microsoft Teams, or similar) and their APIs, or strong enthusiasm to learn
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a team player 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.
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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
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