Senior Software Engineer
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:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a team dedicated to accelerating the adoption of secure, high-performance engineering practices across the enterprise. Embedded within the Engineering Platform domain, you will collaborate with business units (BUs), platform teams, and delivery squads to uplift DevSecOps maturity through hands-on coaching, reusable patterns, and scalable capabilities. This role focuses on enabling the Group's engineers by delivering world-class engineering tools, processes, and career pathways.
See yourself in the team:
CommBank’s Technology function is responsible for the world-leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank, from innovative product platforms for our customers to essential tools within our business. We are building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need world-class engineers to help us modernise and rebuild our legacy monolithic environment. We want all our engineers to be an empowered source of ideas that follow the Full Cycle model, where engineers are involved in Design, Build, Change, and Run.
We’re interested in hearing from people who:
Lead technical design, architecture, and implementation for new and existing features, providing thought leadership and influencing technology direction across the team.
Actively embrace and integrate AI-driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance our engineering workflows and product capabilities.
Provide technical thought leadership: influence engineering culture, evaluate and introduce new technologies, guide team direction, and mentor other engineers.
Deliver robust, maintainable software with a focus on quality, owning testing responsibilities as there is no separate QA.
Embrace change and ambiguity, taking initiative in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Have an experimental and E2E ownership mindset, delivering with minimum supervision.
Technical Skills:
Dive into developer test automation frameworks with hands-on experience.
Work with languages like .NET (C#) and JavaScript/Typescript. Bonus points for Python and Java!
Explore UI web testing frameworks such as Playwright and Selenium.
Get involved in mobile native testing with Appium, XCUITest, and Espresso.
Engage with API testing frameworks using your preferred language.
Utilise unit testing frameworks like NUnit, XUnit, Jest, and Mocha.
Embrace BDD/TDD practices with tools like Cucumber, Specflow, or ReqNRoll.
Implement testing frameworks that support various testing types throughout the lifecycle.
Knowledge of AWS infrastructure and Docker.
Proficiency with Github and Github Actions.
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.
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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