Staff Software Engineer

Narooma; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CommBank is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development and operation of cloud-native services and data products that underpin our credit risk decisioning. You’ll collaborate with product, architecture and engineering teams to translate strategy into high-quality solutions while mentoring engineers and uplifting engineering practices.

You’ll drive modern service-domain architectures, contribute to event-driven designs, and champion CI/CD and DevSecOps across the squad.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, design patterns, clean code practices, and automated testing.
• Experience with distributed systems, streaming or event-driven architectures.
• Thrives in a “you build it, you run it” environment.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks for developing user-facing applications.
• Understanding of secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles.
• Curious about AI-enabled engineering and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate cloud-native services, APIs and data products
• Deliver scalable solutions that support credit risk decisioning.
• Contribute to modern service-domain and event-driven architectures
• Lead technical design, code reviews and complex problem solving.
• Champion engineering excellence across testing, observability and operational readiness
• Support modernisation initiatives and migration of legacy platforms
• Mentor engineers and help strengthen engineering capability across the squad

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Distributed systems

You build it, you run it

AI-enabled engineering

Frontend familiarity

Tools

C#

.NET

React/Next.js

GraphQL

REST APIs

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Cloud platforms

Job description

• You arepassionate, driven, flexible and collaborative
• We area team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking
• Together wewill build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation

Do work that matters

We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build Australia’s future economy.

CommBank is recognised as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, and Kit x Youthsaver. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.

See yourself in our team

Retail Technology is responsible for the world-leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank - from innovative product platforms for our customers, to essential tools within our business. We also use technology to drive simplicity and better banking, an essential component of great customer service underpinning a strong emphasis on software development as a craft and the adoption of industry best engineering practices.

You’ll be part of the Deposits, Pricing and Governance crew, which sits within the Retail Technology – Everyday Banking team. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for developing and owning the technology estate that underpins our Term Deposit & Specialised Products value stream. We have an ambitious transformation agenda, modernising across channel, integration and core systems to create amazing customer experiences.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll play a hands-on technical leadership role designing, building and operating secure, scalable and resilient services that support credit risk decisioning across the Bank. Working closely with product, architecture and engineering teams, you'll help translate technical strategy into high-quality solutions while mentoring engineers and uplifting engineering practices.

In this role you will:

• Design, build and operate cloud-native services, APIs and data products
• Deliver scalable solutions that support credit risk decisioning.
• Contribute to modern service-domain and event-driven architectures
• Lead technical design, code reviews and complex problem solving.
• Champion engineering excellence across testing, observability and operational readiness
• Support modernisation initiatives and migration of legacy platforms
• Mentor engineers and help strengthen engineering capability across the squad

We're interested in hearing from people who:

• Have strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, design patterns, clean code practices, and automated testing
• Have experience with distributed systems, streaming or event-driven architectures.
• Thrive in a "you build it, you run it" environment.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks for developing user-facing applications
• Understanding of secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles
• Are curious about AI-enabled engineering and emerging technologies.

Technical Skills

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these will set you up for success in this team:

• Language Agnostic, proficient with C#, .NET, .NET Framework
• Experience defining and building secure web (next.js/React), GraphQL and microservices REST API.
• Excellent understanding of large-scale distributed systems, integration, and cloud technology.
• Establish new ways of working and promote DevSecOps culture of CI/CD pipelines and Automation supported by world-class tools.

Working with us

At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support, please contact 1800 989 696.