You are collaborative and enjoy solving analytical problems to help our team to reach highest potential
We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking
Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation
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.
As a Senior Software Engineer, in this role you will:
- Design, build and operate cloud-native services, APIs and data products that support Party Match, Party Merge and Customer Master Data capabilities.
- Deliver scalable, secure and resilient solutions that enable accurate customer identity resolution and enterprise customer data management.
- Contribute to modern service-oriented, domain-driven and event-driven architectures.
- Build and maintain workflow-driven services that orchestrate customer data lifecycle events and business processes. Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal would be advantageous.
- Develop high-quality software using engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
- Participate in technical design, code reviews and complex problem-solving activities.
- Champion engineering excellence across observability, performance, security, reliability and operational readiness.
- Support the modernisation of legacy platforms and drive adoption of cloud-native technologies and engineering patterns.
- Collaborate closely with product owners, architects, data engineers and platform teams to deliver customer data solutions.
- Mentor engineers, promote knowledge sharing and contribute to uplifting engineering capability across the squad.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and help drive innovation through emerging technologies, automation and AI-enabled engineering practices.
We're interested in hearing from people who
- Have strong experience building and operating software at scale.
- Bring expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs and microservices.
- Have experience with distributed systems, streaming and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal is desirable.
- Thrive in a "you build it, you run it" environment.
- Have modernised legacy platforms into cloud-native services.
- Enjoy mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction.
- Are passionate about customer data, AI-enabled engineering and emerging technologies.
- Have strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to engineering excellence.
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:
Engineering
- Java
- Spring Boot
- REST APIs
- Microservices
- Temporal Workflow Engine
Cloud & Platforms
- AWS
- Kubernetes / EKS
- Cloud-Native Architecture
- Temporal
Data & Streaming
- SQL
- NoSQL
- Apache Flink
- Event Streaming
- Data Products
- Customer Data Platforms
DevOps & CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- Argo CD
- Artifactory
- Kargo
Observability
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- PagerDuty
- OpenTelemetry
Preferred Experience
- Temporal Workflow Engine
- Workflow Orchestration Platforms
- Customer Data Management, Master Data Management (MDM)
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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Skills Required
- Strong experience building and operating software at scale
- Expertise in Java
- Expertise in Spring Boot
- Expertise in REST APIs and Microservices
- Experience with distributed systems, streaming and event-driven architectures
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD and infrastructure as code
- Experience modernising legacy platforms into cloud-native services
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction
- Experience with Temporal or other workflow orchestration platforms
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Kubernetes / EKS
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience with Apache Flink and event streaming technologies
- Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Artifactory, Kargo
- Familiarity with Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty and OpenTelemetry
- Experience or knowledge of Customer Data Management / Master Data Management (MDM)
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.
Commonwealth Bank Insights
What We Do
Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.
