Principal Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Bangalore. The role involves analyzing systems, contributing to technical designs, and software development in a team-oriented environment. Candidates should have 16+ years of experience in software development with a strong knowledge of cloud platforms and microservices architecture.

This position is pivotal for delivering key strategic solutions impacting customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of relevant hands-on work experience in software development.
• Experience in creating high-level solution architecture flows.
• Extensive experience in Cloud platforms such as AWS.

Responsibilities

• Analyse systems and applications for enhancements.
• Contribute to technical design of system enhancements.
• Assist in managing and leading the team.

Skills

Software development

Microservices Architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS)

RESTful APIs

Version control (GitHub)

TDD

AI Powered Engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

.NET Core

React JS

Python

PostgreSQL

GitHub Actions

Job description

Organization

At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in other people’s financial wellbeing. Our focus is to help people and businesses move forward to progress, to make the right financial decisions and achieve their dreams, targets and aspirations. Regardless of where you work within our organisation, your initiative, talent, ideas and energy all contribute to the impact that we can make with our work. Together we can achieve great things.

Job Title

Principal Software Engineer

Location

Bangalore – Manyata Tech Park

Business & Team

We have a vision of becoming the leading business bank, powered by the next horizon of technology. We’re delivering on this by working hand‑in‑hand with our business colleagues to jointly solve problems with customer centricity and technical innovation, cultivating a world‑class team of empowered people, and building technology solutions for the future. You will be working as a part of Business Banking to achieve their strategic objectives through planning, prioritising, delivering and supporting projects and initiatives. Your team’s success will be realised through partnering with business and IT teams across business domain and Technology to deliver beautiful experiences and exceptional capabilities to our branch applications. Our solutions are relied upon and trusted by millions of Australians everyday, so we put a great deal of emphasis on reliability, performance, security and ease of use.

Impact & Contribution

Apply advanced technical knowledge to deliver key strategic solutions which address business problems. You will contribute to building a brighter future for our customers by ensuring that our team builds the best solutions possible using modern development practices that meet both functional and non‑functional needs. If you have a history of building a culture of empowerment and know what it takes to be a force multiplier within a large organization, then you’re the kind of person we are looking for.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyse systems and applications and provide recommendations for enhancement and development
• Contribute to the technical design of system enhancements
• Software development and quality control of software developed by geographically dispersed team
• Work within a team environment and provide assistance in the management and leadership of your team and complete associated tasks
• Follow release and change processes in the compilation and distribution of software builds and releases to development and test environments, as well as system updates into production
• Troubleshoot complex deployment and environment issues
• Assist with preparation and documentation of deployment and configuration scripts for development, test and production environments

Essential Skills

• 16+ years of relevant hands‑on work experience in software development
• Experience in creating high‑level solution architecture flows
• Experience in BIAN architecture
• Experience in Microservices Architecture
• Experience in developing technical solutions using: .NET Core, React JS, Typescript, Next.js, Node.js, Python
• REST, GraphQL and API Development Experience
• Source control systems such as GitHub
• Build & Deployment tools such as GitHub Actions
• Database such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora
• Extensive experience in Cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience in TDD
• Awareness or Experience of Monitoring tools such as Observe, Prometheus, Grafana
• Well versed in AI Powered Engineering tools like Cline, GitHub Copilot
• Awareness or Experience in DevOps or DevSecOps
• Experience in Secure Coding Practices

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in engineering in Computer Science/Information Technology

If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, X15Ventures), you’ll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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