Staff Software Engineer – Payments (Node.js/TS)

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

Sydney, City of Melbourne

On-site

AUD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Payments Technology. You will lead technical direction across squads, design and evolve high-availability platforms, and drive modernisation using cloud-native architectures.

The role focuses on secure, scalable backend systems and AI-enabled engineering practices within Payments. The position offers exposure to real-time data services, API-first design and collaboration with Product, Architecture and Security teams to

Qualifications

Experience with multiple programming languages and deep expertise in several areas is valued.
Ability to design secure, scalable distributed systems and modern data platforms.
Experience leading technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across squads and set engineering direction.
Design, build and evolve secure, scalable software platforms.
Lead architecture and design decisions for distributed systems.
Drive modernisation using cloud-native and event-driven architectures.
Champion engineering excellence including testing, observability, security and DevSecOps.