You are passionate, driven, flexible and collaborative
We are high performing engineers pushing the boundaries of software engineering
Together we can rewrite the experience for millions of customers
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.
CommBank is recognised as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash 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 will be part of a squad working with our Digital Growth Engine crew, that focuses on transforming the way customers experience home lending. Our mission is to scale our digital channel at viable economics, convert First Home Buyers and Homeseekers to CBA, and build strategic digital partnerships and ecosystems that set new industry standards.
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about building impactful products, thrives in a Product Operating Model, and is eager to take full ownership of solving real user problems. You will join a cross-functional, empowered team, working side-by-side with a Product Owner/Manager and Designer to form the core product trio. Your role goes beyond coding: you will contribute to ideation, design, implementation, testing, release, and ongoing improvement of our products.
We value a “product engineer” mindset—where you care as much about the product’s success and user experience as you do about code. We expect you to be a clear communicator who collaborates proactively with peers and stakeholders, and to demonstrate technical leadership within and beyond the team.
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Possesses full-cycle engineering experiences: system design (architecture), build, testing (unit, integration, system), release, and ongoing maintenance
Partners as part of a “core trio” (Product, Design, Engineering) to deeply understand business and user problems, and co-create solutions
Leads technical design, architecture, and implementation for new and existing features, providing thought leadership and influencing technology direction across the team
Actively embraces and integrates AI-driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance our engineering workflows and product capabilities
Proven ability to provide technical thought leadership: influencing engineering culture, evaluating and introducing new technologies, guiding team direction, mentors and supports other engineers
Are quality-focused and take pride in delivering well-tested, robust, and maintainable software. Also, comfortable owning testing responsibilities as there is no separate QA
Embraces change and ambiguity, taking initiative in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Have experimental and E2E ownership mindset, deliver with minimum supervision.
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 expertise in frontend with Next.js, React.js, Typescript
Advanced proficiency in backend development in Node.js, .NET Core, .NET Framework
Demonstrated experience in solution design and architecture principles
Expertise with Microservices, Restful API design pattern
Working knowledge of public cloud engineering - AWS preferred
Understanding of DevOps, CI-CD pipeline - TeamCity, Octopus, GitHub Actions
Any experience with the following would be great - AI/ML development, Prompt engineering, or integrating agentic AI in the software development process, Leading small technical teams
Working with us
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time 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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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.
