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: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Bangalore
Business & Team:
Customer Data Domain (CDD) – CDCE
The Customer Data Domain is responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and customer-centric data and digital platforms that enable seamless customer lifecycle management across the Group. The team focuses on modernising enterprise applications, strengthening integration capabilities, and driving cloud adoption to deliver reliable and innovative customer experiences.
Impact & contribution:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role within the Customer Lifecycle Management Crew, contributing to the design, development, and delivery of strategic technology solutions that support critical customer journeys. You will work closely with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders across teams and geographies to build modern, cloud-native applications, enhance platform capabilities, and drive technology transformation initiatives.
You will contribute to uplifting engineering standards, modernising legacy systems, and accelerating the adoption of cloud, DevOps, and automation practices while delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that create meaningful business outcomes.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Full Stack Application Development & Technical Delivery – Design, develop, test, and support enterprise-grade applications using Java and modern front-end technologies. Build scalable, resilient, and secure solutions using microservices and API-first architectures.
Cloud Engineering & Platform Modernisation – Develop and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS, leveraging modern containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Contribute to cloud migration and platform modernisation initiatives.
Engineering Excellence & DevOps Practices – Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure automation, observability, and monitoring capabilities. Drive best practices across security, code quality, performance, and operational excellence.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Delivery – Partner with product owners, architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver high-impact outcomes.
Technical Leadership & Continuous Improvement – Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, promote knowledge sharing, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance engineering productivity, platform reliability, and development practices.
Essential Skills:
· 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong hands-on expertise in full stack application development.
· Extensive experience in Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs, and Microservices Architecture.
· Experience developing responsive user interfaces using ReactJS, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
· Strong experience with AWS cloud services including ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB/RDS, CloudWatch, and IAM.
· Hands-on expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for containerisation and orchestration.
· Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
· Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code practices, preferably Terraform.
· Experience with Git/GitHub, SonarQube, automated testing frameworks, observability, and monitoring tools.
· Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
· Experience with Kafka or other event-driven messaging platforms.
· Strong understanding of secure coding practices, DevSecOps principles, and enterprise engineering standards.
· Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale technology projects in Agile environments.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business stakeholders.
· Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools and modern engineering productivity practices.
Education Qualification:
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
· Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
· AWS Certification (Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, or equivalent) is advantageous.
· Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation or application modernisation programs is highly desirable.
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong hands-on full-stack application development expertise
- Extensive experience with Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs, and microservices architecture
- Experience developing responsive user interfaces with ReactJS, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services, including ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB/RDS, CloudWatch, and IAM
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code practices, preferably Terraform
- Experience with Git/GitHub, SonarQube, automated testing frameworks, observability, and monitoring tools
- Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience with Kafka or other event-driven messaging platforms
- Strong understanding of secure coding practices, DevSecOps principles, and enterprise engineering standards
- Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale technology projects in Agile environments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business stakeholders
- Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools and modern engineering productivity practices
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
- AWS Certification such as Solutions Architect Associate or Developer Associate
- Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation or application modernization programs
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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