Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Cloud Platforms

Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Bengaluru seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and evolution of scalable, cloud-native platforms. You will combine deep Java/Spring proficiency with experience in microservices, Kafka, and AWS to guide architecture, delivery quality, and best practices across teams.

The role requires hands-on coding, mentoring, and collaboration with product managers and architects to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 12–18 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Data JPA.
• Strong experience with Kafka and AWS.
• Experience building microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on understanding of relational and NoSQL databases and ANSI SQL.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance scalable backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Data JPA.
• Build event-driven and microservices-based architectures using Kafka.
• Design and implement resilient distributed systems using Circuit Breaker and SAGA / Choreography.
• Develop robust integrations with relational and NoSQL databases; write and optimize ANSI SQL.
• Design, deploy, and optimize applications on AWS.
• Drive technical design, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Work with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance, scalability, resilience, and security.
• Contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and problem-solving.
• Support modern engineering practices including CI/CD, observability, automation, and secure delivery.
• Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar across the organization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Data JPA

Kafka

AWS

Microservices

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Observability

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Job description

Staff Software Engineer 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: Staff Software Engineer

Location: Bangalore

Business & Team: Corporate Technology

Impact & contribution

As a senior engineering leader, you will drive the design, development, and evolution of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native platforms. You will bring strong hands-on expertise in backend engineering and distributed systems while influencing architecture, delivery quality, and engineering best practices across teams. This role requires deep technical capability in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Kafka, databases, and AWS , along with the ability to solve complex engineering challenges, guide teams, and deliver high-quality outcomes in enterprise environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance scalable backend applications using Java , Spring Boot , and Spring Data JPA
• Build and support event-driven and microservices-based architectures using Kafka
• Design and implement resilient distributed systems using patterns such as Circuit Breaker and SAGA / Choreography
• Develop robust and efficient integrations with relational and NoSQL databases
• Write and optimize queries using ANSI SQL
• Design, deploy, and optimize applications running on AWS
• Drive technical design, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices
• Work closely with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve performance, scalability, resilience, and security
• Contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem-solving
• Support modern engineering practices including CI/CD, observability, automation, and secure software delivery
• Mentor engineers and contribute to raising the overall engineering bar across the organization

Essential Skills

• 12–18 years of software engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience in Java
• Strong hands-on experience in Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA
• Strong experience with Kafka
• Strong experience building microservices and distributed systems
• Hands‑on understanding of microservices resilience and orchestration patterns such as Circuit Breaker and SAGA / Choreography
• Strong experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar
• Strong hands‑on experience in ANSI SQL
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS
• Experience building cloud‑native applications in production environments
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, system integration, scalability, reliability, and secure software design
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and modern engineering practices
• Strong problem‑solving, debugging, and communication skills
• Good to have Experience with Temporal Exposure to Generative AI / AI‑enabled engineering Experience using GitHub Copilot Familiarity with Kubernetes, ECS/EKS, Docker, and observability tools

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

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