Commonwealth Bank of Australia

• You are passionate about modern technology stacks and working to deliver better outcomes for CBA’s customers, employees, and the wider community
• We are embarking on an exciting Digital Transformation program and are ready to push the boundaries and deliver engineering best practices to elevate the digital experience of our customers
• Together we will innovate the future of banking with state-of-the-art AI Powered Engineering solutions

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.

Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, Comm Sec Pocket and Spend Tracker. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.

See yourself in our team:

You’ll be joining the Apply with Ease crew, responsible for managing the Home Loan Origination process end to end - from capturing applications to settlement. You will primarily be working within the Settlement space which includes the automation of electronic property settlements via ELNOs like Pexa and payments.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer who is a recognised technical leader capable of driving product innovation and engineering excellence at the highest level. You will shape the technical vision for our product organisation, lead complex cross-functional initiatives, and serve as a key technical adviser to executive leadership. Your influence extends across the entire engineering organisation and significantly impacts our product strategy and technical direction.

We seek a distinguished "product engineer" who combines deep technical expertise with product intuition and business acumen. We expect you to be a visionary leader who can translate complex technical concepts into business value and drive organisational transformation.

We’re interested in hearing from people who can:

• Define and execute technical vision and strategy across the entire product organisation, working directly with executive leadership to align technical and business objectives.
• Lead architectural decisions for complex, multi-system initiatives that span multiple teams and product areas, setting technical direction for the organisation.
• Drive end-to-end ownership of critical technical initiatives that directly impact business outcomes and competitive advantage.
• Pioneer the integration of breakthrough AI technologies - including next-generation agentic AI and emerging paradigms - establishing our technical leadership in AI-driven product development.
• Identify and lead transformational technical initiatives that create significant competitive advantages.
• Build and mentor technical leadership pipeline, developing the next generation of senior and staff engineers.
• Navigate and resolve complex technical and organisational challenges that require both technical depth and business judgement.
• Represent our technical capabilities and vision to investors, partners, and the broader technical community.

Tech 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:

• Strong skills in React, Next.js, Node, Typescript
• Solid experience in Microservices and Web APIs (Node express)
• Working knowledge of Enterprise level solution design & architecture
• Good understanding of Event based architecture such as Kafka
• Databases such as Oracle PL/SQL, Mongo, AWS NoSQL databases
• Experience on AWS Cloud native services
• DevSecOps including CI/CD - GitHub actions
• Knowledge and experience on Test automation across all levels (Unit/Component, Integration, E2E, Specmatic Contract Testin -for APIs)
• Advanced knowledge on source code management i.e. Github branching strategy, Monorepo, TurboRepo etc.
• GenAi and Agentic tools such as RooCode, Cline, Claude Code, GitHub CoPilot
• Knowledge on Observability tools such as Observe, Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty

Working with us:

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

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We’re looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we’ll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.

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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Advertising End Date: 15/02/2026