Staff 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

Bankwest has a rich heritage. We're proud to be part of the fabric of Western Australia with a strong culture built on local support. We've always been innovative, evolving over time to look after a growing regional market and seeking out new customers. With the support of a strong partner in CBA, we share a belief in the value of our brand, our potential for growth and a big aspirational Vision.

This is no ordinary Software Engineering function. 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.

See yourself in our team

Bankwest's Technology Division develops and executes all technical change within the organisation ensuring the leverage of technology to deliver the Bankwest strategy. The division works on a wide variety of technologies and projects with the support of a dedicated team in an Agile methodology. Our team is responsible for the world-leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of the bank - from product platforms for our customers, to essential tools within our business.

You'll be part of Customer Trust and Security crew who is responsible to protect customers money and data by delivering secure, resilient banking experiences. They build trust through payment fraud and scam prevention, privacy controls, and transparent tools that help customers transact safely and confidently.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll be responsible for leading, promoting continuous improvement, developing technical roadmaps, and improving the quality of technical solutions by implementing industry best practises. You'll also work closely with other technical leaders and product owners to document new changes and drive various initiatives. It will be key that you are able communicate well with the rest of the squad members, provide technical guidance and mentoring to the engineers in the team, while being exposed to some interesting challenges. Also, you'll be involved in all aspects of the delivery from solution design and development to production rollout.

We're interested in hearing from people who:

• Possesses full-cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing (unit, integration, system), release, and ongoing maintenance.
• Collaborates with peers and helps grow capabilities within the squad and across the crew.
• Actively embraces and integrates AI-driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance our engineering workflows and product capabilities.
• Provides technical governance and guidance throughout the complete solution delivery lifecycle.
• Have the ability to work independently and drive a culture where quality, excellence and openness are championed.
• Are passionate about learning new tools and technologies and are constantly thinking outside the box.
• Designs, documents and implements solutions to distribute source system data via bulk interfaces.
• Contributes to complex delivery planning by providing guidance and oversight to ensure that technical deliveries are aligned with engineering direction and strategy.
• Have ability to constructively challenge the status quo while influencing stakeholders at various levels.
  
  

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:

• Solid experience with technologies such C#, Java, Typescript, Python
• Expertise with Microservices, Restful API design pattern
• Working knowledge of public cloud engineering - AWS, Azure
• Design and development of REST APIs
• Good understanding of application and system security best practices
• Familiar with DevSecOps practices and tooling - GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Jira, Snyk, AppDynamics, Grafana, Prometheus, Confluence, Cucumber, ServiceNow, Co-Pilot, Roo Code, Cline
• Any experience with the following would be great - AI/ML, Agentic AI, Testing framework (Appium, Selenium, Playwright)
  
  

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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Advertising End Date: 14/09/2025
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