Principal Full-Stack Java Engineer — Gold Coast (On-site 2 days/wk)

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

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.