Staff Software Engineer - Android or iOS
- We're embarking on an engineering transformation with a key focus across full-cycle engineering for native mobile development, supported by cloud-based backend platforms.
- You have knowledge that spans both development and operations, including coding, infrastructure management, engineering, and DevOps Toolchains in a DevSecOps environment in AWS.
- Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading engineering, technology, and innovation.
The Consumer Cards Transformation crew focuses on card experience modernisation across the CommBank native app.
About the Role:
- Lead and promote continuous improvement in native mobile engineering practices, with strong awareness of cloud backend integration.
- Enhance solution quality by implementing industry best practices.
- Collaborate with technical leaders and product owners to document changes and drive initiatives.
- Mentor and guide engineers to develop well-tested, maintainable code.
- Make key technical decisions in design and architecture, translating them into practical solutions.
- Partner with stakeholders to shape technical direction, advise on technologies, and support complex integrations between the mobile app and cloud backend platforms.
About the Team:
- Join the Consumer Cards Transformation crew within Consumer Finance in Retail Technology, where we modernise card experiences across the CommBank native app.
- Responsible for building Australia’s leading banking app, used by 1 in 4 Australians.
- Deliver world-class, experience-led and engineering-led solutions that improve financial wellbeing.
- Work in one of the largest teams in the country, supporting critical payment services and digital banking products.
What We’re Looking For:
- Passion for developing robust native mobile solutions, with the ability to work effectively across the supporting cloud-based backend platforms.
- Full-cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing (unit, integration, system, NFT), release, and maintenance.
- Ability to provide high-level designs and technical leadership for squads.
- Commitment to championing engineering standards and educating peers.
- Ability to understand and implement operational metrics.
Technical Skills:
- Experience developing native iOS applications using Swift or native Android applications using Kotlin/Java.
- Strong knowledge of architecture patterns, concurrency, scalability and accessibility.
- Experience with SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Human Interface Guidelines, and modularisation.
- Any exposure to Next.js, TypeScript, React, and GraphQL for web and API development is good to have.
- Beneficial to have exposure to .NET but not critical.
- Experience designing and building feature-based mobile solutions, with familiarity across backend services and infrastructure.
- Experience monitoring app health, crashes, and logs (AppD, Firebase distribution, AppDynamics, Observe and Obstack).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity Enterprise, Artifactory Enterprise, GitHub, GitHub Actions).
- Working knowledge of public cloud services, backend APIs, and supporting systems.
- AWS experience including but not limited to ECS, EC2, VPCs, ALBs, IAM, Lambda and API Gateway.
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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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.
