Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Principal Software Engineer

• You are determined to stay ahead of the latest Cloud and Engineering processing technologies
• We're one of the largest and most advanced Engineering teams in the country
• Together we can build state-of-the-art data solutions that power seamless experiences for millions of customers

Do work that matters:

The Engineering Platforms business ensures that CommBank has a world-class engineering capability and is at the forefront of technology, using innovative and emerging technology to help our customer and support our Group Strategy. We work hard to ensure that best practice, whether inside CommBank or outside in the broader technology ecosystem, is discovered, sheltered, nurtured, and spread to wherever else it can drive the most benefit for the Group and our customers. We are actively involved in the technology community, contributing to education programs, innovation, research, and partnerships that will set Australia up for success as the economy transitions to a more digital future.

See yourself in our team:

The Engineering Platforms team is seeking an experienced Principal Software engineer to join us, with a function dedicated to working with Commonwealth Bank’s global engineering community to use both internal and AI assisted tools and capabilities in ways that improve the engineering experience and productivity. You will be working with CommBank’s top engineers and AI experts to drive training, culture and experimentation so that all our engineers are making the best use of the emerging technologies that make them happier and more productive.

We are seeking people who are:

• Possess the ability to work independently and drive a culture where quality, excellence and openness are championed
• Are passionate about creating excellent modern mobile app experiences
• Are constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex technical problems
• Very good understanding and experience with Shift left testing techniques and the importance of it
• Can utilise strong understanding of core business and technical strategies to deliver best business outcomes through technical implementation
• Can mentor junior engineers and be able to contribute both individually and as a team player
• Understands how to drive to an outcome – how to get stuff shipped, tested, and well considered
• Are enthusiastic about leading and championing strategic practice development.
• Works well in teams and have strong collaboration skills in driving continuous improvement initiatives

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:

• (Preferably) .NET (C#), JavaScript/Typescript. Nice to have - Python, Java
• UI web testing Frameworks - Playwright, Selenium
• Mobile Native testing framework - Appium, XCUITest, Espresso
• API Testing frameworks using any above preferred language
• Unit testing frameworks such as NUnit, XUnit, Jest, Mocha
• BDD/TDD - Any one of if Cucumber / Specflow / ReqNRoll or anything similar
• Testing frameworks and practices that supports different testing types in a testing lifecycle

Tools & Infrastructure: Good understanding and Hands-on experience with:

• Docker Test container setup to support isolated system test runs in pipelines
• Github and Github Action workflows
• Understanding of AWS infrastructure around Compute services, VPC, ELB, CloudFormation, CDK, IAM, secret manager
• Mocking toolsets such as WireMock or similar
• Contract testing toolset such as Pact or similar
• Test environment and Test data management basics
• Test reporting tools such as Allure or similar

Working with us:

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with an ultimate flexibility to work from any of our engineering hubs within Australia. 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.

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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