Principal Engineer (Full Stack -Java) Gold Coast based

Westpac Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank discounts

Flexible hours

Learning & development

Volunteering

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Principal Engineer (Full Stack – Java) based on the Gold Coast. The role requires on-site presence with 2 days in the office per week to coordinate closely with teams and stakeholders.

You will provide hands-on technical leadership for communication initiatives, shaping architecture and engineering practices across multi‑channel customer communications. Lead API design, event patterns, platform services and automation while improving scalability and security.

Qualifications

• Hands-on full‑stack engineer with Java, Spring Boot and TypeScript expertise.
• Experience designing large‑scale, distributed enterprise platforms.
• Strong knowledge of event‑driven and API‑first architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containers, and automation (CI/CD, IaC).
• Leadership across engineering teams with hands‑on review and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands‑on technical leadership for full‑stack Java platforms.
• Design reusable APIs and event-driven architectures at scale.
• Guide architecture from design to production and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, Cyber, Risk and Architecture teams.
• Promote observability, resilience and security across services.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

Event-driven design

Cloud & CI/CD

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Observability

Job description

Principal Engineer (Full Stack -Java) Gold Coast based

Create your best future and join as a Principal Engineer (Full Stack – Java).

• Location:Gold Coast based only
• On-site Requirement:2daysper week in the office
• Why On-site?This role involves working closely with teams and stakeholders, with regular face-to-face meetings and collaboration, making an in-office presence important.

What’s the role?

As a Principal Engineer, you’ll provide hands‑on technical leadership for Communication Intelligence, shaping the architecture, engineering practices and capabilities that support timely, secure and reliable customer communications across multiple channels. You’ll work across customer engagement platforms, data, decisioning, integrations and operational services, guiding teams from architecture through to production.

Additionally, you’ll design reusable APIs, event patterns, platform services and automation, while improving scalability, observability, resilience and traceability. You’ll help modernise the communication ecosystem, reduce reliance on legacy platforms and strengthen security, privacy, consent and governance across the communication lifecycle.

You will lead key technical decisions, drive engineering standards and support major incident resolution. You’ll also mentor senior engineers, partner with Product, Data, Cyber, Risk and Architecture teams, and explore AI and automation opportunities to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency and customer communication delivery.

What do I need?

• Strong full‑stack engineering experience, with hands‑on expertise in Java, Spring Boot and TypeScript are essential.
• Deep experience designing and building large‑scale, distributed enterprise platforms supporting high‑volume, business‑critical services.
• Strong knowledge of event‑driven and API‑first architectures, including streaming, asynchronous processing, integrations and failure handling.
• Experience with cloud and platform engineering, including containerised workloads, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and automation.
• Experience designing and implementing Agentic AI and intelligent automation, including AI agents and automated workflows in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of observability, reliability and resilience, including monitoring, performance, incident management and disaster recovery.
• Proven technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, with the ability to remain hands‑on, review code, influence architecture and mentor senior engineers.

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee‑only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to give back to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

Create your future today

We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page, under the Diversity, sustainability and flexibility section.