Staff React Engineer - Web Applications

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

Job summary

CommSec's Digital & Customer Crew is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the web platform with a strong front-end focus on React. You will drive hands-on development and architecture decisions, mentoring engineers and delivering robust, scalable customer experiences.

You will collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to modernise the web apps used by investors, contributing to end-to-end delivery and maintaining high engineering standards across the suite.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in React development and UI architecture for scalable web apps.
• Strong front-end design, accessibility, responsive layouts and performance optimization.
• Experience leading front-end technical decisions and defining reusable patterns across large apps.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and contract-driven development; back-end exposure is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on development and architecture for CommSec web platforms.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering standards across the team.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to deliver high-quality customer experiences.
• Own end-to-end delivery, from design to deployment and monitoring.

Skills

React development

UI architecture

Front-end design

Accessibility

Performance optimization

Engineering standards

Micro-frontend architectures

REST APIs

Full-stack awareness

C# / .NET (bonus)

Tools

Vitest

Playwright

GitHub Actions

TeamCity

Job description

CommSec's Digital & Customer Crew is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the web platform with a strong front-end focus on React. You will drive hands-on development and architecture decisions, mentoring engineers and delivering robust, scalable customer experiences.

You will collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to modernise the web apps used by investors, contributing to end-to-end delivery and maintaining high engineering standards across the suite.