Design Lead - Online Banking

Rabobank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Education Assistance Program

Parental leave

Extra annual leave

Insurance cover

Workplace giving

Equipment allowance

Health insurance discounts

Job summary

Rabobank Australia’s Technology team seeks a Design Lead to translate business needs into practical technical designs and guide engineers. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering & Architecture to build secure, scalable digital banking solutions and lead cross-squad design decisions for Online & Mobile Banking.

You’ll bring deep software engineering experience with React, Kotlin, Swift or Java Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud/DevOps practices, in a hybrid Sydney role.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering background with strong design skills.
• Experience delivering customer-facing web/mobile apps in complex environments.
• Proficiency in React, Kotlin, Swift or Java Spring Boot; REST & microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design decisions across Online & Mobile Banking.
• Translate business needs into high- and low-level designs; guide engineers.
• Assess risks, dependencies and cross-squad impacts with Product & Architecture.
• Review designs and promote secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions.

Skills

Software engineering depth

Technical design capability

React

Kotlin

Swift

Java Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Kafka

Cloud/DevOps

Tools

Azure

Azure DevOps

Containers

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Job description

About the role:Rabobank’s Technology team within the COO Domain is at the heart of enabling & supporting our business across Australia & New Zealand. From securing digital infrastructure to delivering scalable data & technology solutions, the team drives innovation, stability, security & collaboration across the organisation. The Online Banking squad within Technology has an opportunity for a Design Lead.This isn’t a traditional, hands-off architecture role. We need someone with strong software engineering foundations who can turn business requirements into clear technical designs, guide engineers through implementation & get into the technical detail when needed.Working closely with Engineering, Product & Architecture, you’ll provide design leadership across our Client Experience technology area & help us build secure, scalable & sustainable digital banking solutions.Top Role Responsibilities & Accountabilities:Lead technical design decisions across Online & Mobile BankingTranslate business & product requirements into practical high & low-level designsGuide engineers on architecture, technology choices, patterns & implementationPartner with Product, Engineering & Architecture to assess technical risks, dependencies & cross-squad impactsDesign solutions using React, Kotlin, Swift, Java Spring Boot, REST APIs & microservicesApply API-first, event-driven & cloud-native engineering principlesBuild security, resilience, performance, accessibility & operability into solution designsIdentify cross-squad dependencies, technical risks & opportunities for reuseReview designs, engineering standards, support code reviews & DevOps practicesPartner with architects while remaining closely connected to engineering deliveryCoach engineers & influence technical decisions across Client ExperienceTo be successful, you will have:Deep software engineering experience & strong technical design capabilityExperience designing customer-facing web or mobile applications in a complex environmentStrong knowledge of React, Kotlin, Swift &/or Java Spring BootExperience with REST APIs, microservices, Kafka & event-driven architectureCloud & DevOps experience, ideally including Azure, Azure DevOps, containers & CI/CDStrong understanding of security, identity & access management, OAuth, resilience & performanceExperience creating & reviewing high & low-level technical designsThe ability to influence technical decisions & communicate clearly with both engineers & nontechnical stakeholdersExperience using modern AI coding tools, such as GitHub Copilot or equivalentUnderstanding of modern AI engineering concepts, including LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic workflows, evaluation and responsible AI.Financial services, digital banking, Open Banking experience will be highly regardedWhat we’re proud to offer you:Wellbeing leave: Extra days to support your health & work-life balanceEducation Assistance Program to support your growthParental leave: Up to 14 weeks’ paid leave to support you & your familyAdditional leave options: Earn an extra week of annual leave & purchase up to two moreInsurance cover: Employer-funded Death, TPD & Income ProtectionWorkplace giving: Matched donations through our community giving programOther extras: Annual wardrobe or equipment allowance, flu shot, gym passport discount, health insurance discounts & moreLocation & Working Arrangements:This role must be based in Sydney & offers a flexible hybrid working model with both in office & at home working.Our ValuesRabobank Australia values inclusion, belonging, & positive experiences for all. Our work environment, our benefits, & the way we live our values, “Client Driven”, “Responsible”, “Professional” & “Cooperative” make it a great place to work. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.Please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any accommodations to make our opportunities more accessible to you.