Principal Software Engineer – Lending Platform Modernization

BranchFactor; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Institutional Lending Platforms to lead technical direction and drive modernisation across Lending, Pricing and ESG platforms. You will shape engineering strategy, collaborate with product, architecture, risk and business stakeholders, and deliver scalable, secure systems that underpin lending operations.

You will mentor engineers, promote AI-enabled engineering practices, and build resilient services, while partnering with

Qualifications

• Experience delivering technology for lending, capital markets or financial services platforms.
• Ability to lead architectural direction across multiple platforms.
• Experience modernising and integrating enterprise vendor platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction for strategic Lending, Pricing and ESG platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership across core Lending platforms and integration ecosystem.
• Design scalable, secure and resilient services across APIs, backend platforms and enterprise integrations.
• Mentor senior engineers and uplift engineering capability across the crew.
• Lead modernisation initiatives to simplify legacy tech and improve resilience.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Python

Next.js

React

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

Data streaming

AI-enabled SDLC

Observability

Tools

LoanIQ

GitHub Actions

Snyk

Job description

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Institutional Lending Platforms to lead technical direction and drive modernisation across Lending, Pricing and ESG platforms. You will shape engineering strategy, collaborate with product, architecture, risk and business stakeholders, and deliver scalable, secure systems that underpin lending operations.

You will mentor engineers, promote AI-enabled engineering practices, and build resilient services, while partnering with