Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer 

• You are determined to stay ahead of the latest Cloud and Engineering processing technologies

• We're one of the largest and most advanced Engineering teams in the country

• Together we can build state-of-the-art data solutions that power seamless experiences for millions of customers

Do work that matters:

The Engineering Platforms business ensures that CommBank has a world-class engineering capability and is at the forefront of technology, using innovative and emerging technology to help our customer and support our Group Strategy. We work hard to ensure that best practice, whether inside CommBank or outside in the broader technology ecosystem, is discovered, sheltered, nurtured, and spread to wherever else it can drive the most benefit for the Group and our customers. We are actively involved in the technology community, contributing to education programs, innovation, research, and partnerships that will set Australia up for success as the economy transitions to a more digital future.

See Yourself in Our Team:

The Engineering Platforms team is seeking an experienced Principal Software engineer to join us, with a function dedicated to working with Commonwealth Bank’s global engineering community to use both internal and AI assisted tools and capabilities in ways that improve the engineering experience and productivity. You will be working with CommBank’s top engineers and AI experts to drive training, culture and experimentation so that all our engineers are making the best use of the emerging technologies that make them happier and more productive.
 
We Are Seeking People Who:

• Work independently and champion quality and openness.

• Are passionate about modern mobile app experiences.

• Think outside the box to solve complex problems.

• Understand Shift left testing techniques.

• Deliver business outcomes through technical implementation.

Skills Required:

This is a highly technical role, requiring a broad range of skills, tools, languages, and frameworks and should include a number of the following:

Tools & Infrastructure:

Hands-on experience with Docker, Github, AWS infrastructure, WireMock, Pact, and test reporting tools like Allure.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud: AWS, Serverless, Containers, and VM Hosting

• Databases: AWS Database technologies (Aurora, RDS, Redis), ElastiCache, Oracle

• Languages: Typescript, Java, Python, C#

• Eventing: SQS, SNS, EventBridge, KAFKA (MKS)

• Engineering: Github, Github Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Artifactory, AKKA, SST

• Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Observe, CloudWatch

• Security: Vault, Security Management, Parameter Store, AWS Certificate Manager, AWS Secrets Manager

• Design skills

• Testing: TDD, BDD, Automation Framework

• System Design: Tech debt, data-intensive applications, database design, API design, microservices, event-driven and serverless architecture

• Engineering: Deployment methodologies, SRE

• Payments: NPP, SWIFT, BIAN- Desirable

• AI: AI in engineering (e.g., Cline, CoPilot), RAG, MCP, Gen-AI, Agentic-AI, machine learning

• Certifications (preferrable) - AWS: AWS Solutions Architect and DevOps Engineer Professional; AI: AWS AI Practitioner and Machine Learning Specialty

• Containers: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) / Certified Kubernetes Developer (CKD)

Working with us:

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with an ultimate flexibility to work from any of our engineering hubs within Australia. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.