Staff Frontend Engineer — React/Next.js Leader

CommBank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CommBank is looking for a Staff Software Engineer with a full-stack remit and a frontend focus (React/Next.js) to shape customer experiences across Business Banking. You’ll influence architecture, drive modern cloud platforms, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable APIs and data-driven services.

This role offers Sydney or Melbourne locations with collaboration across squads to scale enterprise-wide platforms and deliver high-impact customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong frontend capability with React/TypeScript and Next.js.
• Experience building cloud-native applications and APIs.
• Proven ability to design scalable, distributed software solutions.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tooling and DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of scalable software across customer channels.
• Evolve applications, APIs, services and platform capabilities.
• Drive architectural decisions and influence engineering standards.
• Champion CI/CD, automated testing, observability and security practices.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with product and architecture teams.

Skills

Frontend React/TypeScript

Next.js

Cloud AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

IaC Terraform/CFN

CI/CD & Testing

Observability/Monitoring

DevSecOps

Microservices

Python/.NET

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

Job description

CommBank is looking for a Staff Software Engineer with a full-stack remit and a frontend focus (React/Next.js) to shape customer experiences across Business Banking. You’ll influence architecture, drive modern cloud platforms, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable APIs and data-driven services.

This role offers Sydney or Melbourne locations with collaboration across squads to scale enterprise-wide platforms and deliver high-impact customer outcomes.