Staff Software Engineer

• You are passionate about solving complex problem with the latest tech

• We are high performing engineers pushing the boundaries of software engineering

• Together we can rewrite the experience for millions of customers

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 embarking on a rebuild of our Engineering culture as well as a significant part of our Enterprise. Everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps, as well as legacy monoliths will be rebuilt over the coming years. This is a significant opportunity to do help rebuild the craft of Engineering at Commbank as well as influence our Culture and do important, impactful Engineering at scale which will make a material difference to Australians and the Australian economy. If that sounds interesting, we’d like you to be part of the journey.

See yourself in our team

Retail Technology is responsible for the world-leading technology across every aspect of CommBank and Bankwest Retail. From innovative product platforms built on AWS using GenAI, to essential tools within our business. We use technology to help our Engineers do their best work to support our customer facing teams to deliver class leading products, experiences, and service.

The CBA technology unit delivers the best digital banking services to Commonwealth Bank customers and to do so is responsible for digital delivery, group data and analytics, technology and technology infrastructure, cyber, fraud, physical security and business resilience for all divisions across CBA. It is also dedicated to delivering the best workplace technology experience for our over 53,000 people across CBA and focused on providing the latest tools, technology, and resources to enhance the way we work together and empower our people to achieve more for our customers.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be doing hands-on coding and be responsible for shaping the technical evolution of this system by contributing to technical strategy, end-to-end design, implementation, and delivery. You'll be responsible for developing APIs, microservices, backend components, data access layers, and driving innovative process improvements that add significant business value.

We are interested in hearing from people who have
 

Our Staff Software Engineers are hands-on technical leaders/Senior, accountable for significant portions of large platforms end to end, from the teams to the security, performance and reliability.

• Designing innovative solutions to solve complicated problems as part of a cross-functional squad

• While not having any direct reports, you will be guiding and mentoring the engineers across your Crew to develop elegant, well tested, and maintainable code

• Ensuring our technical approach is sound, fit for purpose, and well architected

• Supporting deployments across our Azure and AWS (Amazon Web Services) environments through our continuous delivery pipelines

• Promoting a culture of continuous learning, experimentation and innovation while contributing to the definition & governance of our standards and best practices

• Acting as the technical subject matter expert for all engineers, sharing knowledge and learning through your chapter, workshops, and guilds

• Contributing to growing the next generation of talent through our graduate and intern academy

Tech skills

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We do not expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these, or a willing to learn these skillsets (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team!

• Strong hands-on experience with the technologies like C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core, React.js/Next.js

• Sound knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, Microservices, and Rest API Integration

• Cloud - AWS (preferred) or Azure

• CI/CD pipeline - GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus

• Databases - NoSQL, Mongo DB, Aurora DB

• Any experience with the following would be great – DevSecOps, integration using Kafka, Banking domain

Working with us

Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. 

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We’re hiring engineers from across all of Australia, you’ll be empowered to do your best work and be given the choice on when and where that work happens. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

Simply apply now - this could be your next career move!

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