AI Engineer

Join our Americas Data and AI team and help shape the future of AI at Macquarie. This role plays a pivotal part in consulting with business units to identify high-value opportunities to adopt AI, incubating or prototyping AI solutions, uplifting AI fluency of the workforce and embedding AI capabilities across the organization. You will act as a trusted advisor and technical expert, bridging strategy, design, engineering, and change adoption to accelerate responsible and scalable adoption of 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?

Partner with cross‑functional teams to identify opportunities for AI‑enabled optimization, incubate and prototype solutions from ideation through testing, and advise on scalable, secure, and trustworthy implementation practices. Design and deliver training, workshops, and hands‑on resources to upskill employees while championing responsible AI use, experimentation, and cultural change. Support delivery and AI Engineering and Assurance teams through evaluation frameworks, observability, and reviews of code and architecture to ensure compliance, reliability, and long‑term value.

Salary range for this position: $154,000 - $175,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. You may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. You can further read about the full spectrum of benefits we offer our people listed below.

What You Offer

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills complemented by effective communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management.
• Proven experience in process analysis and optimization, particularly in automation‑, data‑, or AI‑driven transformations.
• Expertise in software engineering, machine learning, and AI system design, including code review and architecture assessment.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑based AI platforms and MLOps pipelines, ideally within regulated environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights, with experience in financial services or other regulated industries preferred.

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

Benefits

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 Corporate Operations Group

In our Corporate Operations Group, you will work at the heart of Macquarie to deliver for our people, businesses, and their customers. We’re a global, collaborative team with deep expertise in technology, data, digital, market services, corporate real estate, business resilience, procurement and global security.

Empowering all kinds of bright and driven people

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all that values and respects different experiences, skillsets and perspectives. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, 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.