You are passionate, driven, flexible and collaborative
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.
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
At Market Data Automation, we build and operate the strategic platform that enables the acquisition, validation, transformation, distribution, and governance of market data across the organisation. Our mission is to provide trusted, high-quality market data that powers pricing, risk management, quantitative modelling, regulatory reporting, and business decision-making.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping the technical direction of the platform while remaining hands-on in delivering solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, quants, data specialists, product owners, and business stakeholders to solve complex data and engineering challenges at scale.
You will influence architecture decisions, uplift engineering capability across the squad, and drive the adoption of modern engineering practices that improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, and developer productivity.
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Design and build scalable, resilient, and secure software platforms that process and distribute critical market and business data
Bring strong software engineering and system design expertise, with experience delivering cloud-native, distributed, or event-driven solutions
Demonstrate end-to-end ownership across the SDLC, including architecture, development, testing, CI/CD, observability, cloud infrastructure, and production support
Apply strategic thinking to solve complex technical and business problems while maintaining strong risk, control, and data quality outcomes
Influence technical direction through effective stakeholder engagement, technical leadership, mentoring, and engineering best practices
Champion engineering excellence through automation, AI-assisted development, DevSecOps, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Tech Skills
We use a broad range of technologies, tools, and frameworks. We don't expect you to know them all, but experience in several of the following areas will help you succeed in this role:
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, design patterns, clean code practices, and automated testing
Proven hands-on development experience, preferably in Python, building scalable and maintainable production systems
Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, distributed, or event-driven architectures
Experience building or integrating data platforms, APIs, data pipelines, and data-intensive applications
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks for developing user-facing applications
Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and engineering automation, with experience using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, or similar
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerisation, and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Knowledge of observability practices, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and production support
Understanding of secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles
Experience or knowledge of financial markets, market data, risk systems, or quantitative platforms will be highly regarded
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
- Design and build scalable, resilient, and secure software platforms that process and distribute critical data
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: system design, design patterns, clean code, automated testing
- Hands-on development experience building scalable production systems (preferably Python)
- Experience delivering cloud-native, distributed, or event-driven architectures
- Experience building or integrating data platforms, APIs, and data pipelines
- End-to-end ownership across SDLC including CI/CD, observability, cloud infrastructure, and production support
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code and tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of observability practices: monitoring, logging, alerting, and production support
- Understanding of secure software development practices and DevSecOps principles
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks for user-facing applications
- Experience or knowledge of financial markets, market data, risk systems, or quantitative platforms
- Champion automation, AI-assisted development, and continuous improvement practices
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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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.
