Staff Full-Stack Engineer: AI, Cloud & Scale

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sydney to lead hands-on full-stack development across React/Next.js and Node.js. You’ll own architecture, design and production reliability, partnering with Product and Design to deliver secure, scalable home lending platforms.

You’ll drive modern engineering practices, automation and AI-powered development, mentoring engineers and raising the bar for software quality and delivery at scale.

Qualifications

• Staff-level full-stack expertise with hands-on engineering leadership.
• Strong experience shaping architecture for secure, scalable platforms.
• Hands-on coding while mentoring a small team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives and influence architecture across domains.
• Own solutions from design through production and reliability.
• Drive modern engineering practices, automation and AI-assisted development.
• Mentor engineers and uplift capability across the team.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Observability

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

CloudWatch

AI tooling

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

CloudWatch

Job description

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sydney to lead hands-on full-stack development across React/Next.js and Node.js. You’ll own architecture, design and production reliability, partnering with Product and Design to deliver secure, scalable home lending platforms.

You’ll drive modern engineering practices, automation and AI-powered development, mentoring engineers and raising the bar for software quality and delivery at scale.