Staff Software Engineer

11 hours ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Commonwealth Bank Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year

Staff Software Engineer

  • You are a strategic technical leader with a passion for innovation and mentoring.

  • We are a collaborative engineering organization driving excellence and transformation.

  • Together we can shape the future of our technology landscape and empower teams to thrive.

Do work that matters

As a Staff Software Engineer you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction across our product engineering organization. This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to shape our technical architecture, drive innovation, and mentor teams while working within our Product Operating Model. You will be responsible for developing and executing strategic programs of work that align with our core business and technical strategies.

See yourself in our team

You'll be joining a team responsible for delivering pricing capabilities for our home buying customers. This includes maintaining and evolving a suite of applications that calculate discounts and package offerings. The team is currently undergoing a significant transformation program, making this an exciting time to come on board. 

We're interested in hearing from people who

  • Lead the development of strategic technical initiatives and provide architectural oversight across multiple product teams

  • Drive technical excellence and innovation, including the adoption of AI technologies, across the engineering organization

  • Provide high-level technical consultation across projects and delivery teams while maintaining hands-on involvement in critical initiatives

  • Champion and establish best practices, industry standards, and quality frameworks across teams

  • Partner with product leadership to ensure technical strategy aligns with business objectives

  • Mentor and upskill engineering teams while fostering a culture of technical excellence

  • Drive the adoption of modern engineering practices including test automation, CI/CD, and monitoring

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 (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team:

  • Full-stack development expertise across frontend and backend technologies

  • Deep knowledge of cloud architecture and microservices

  • Experience with modern databases (both SQL and NoSQL)

  • Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Understanding of GenAI tools and platforms

  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools

  • Strong database skills – stored procedures, functions, jobs, general database querying, troubleshooting

Working with us

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you. We support flexible working arrangements including hybrid work, part-time options, and job sharing. Here, you'll thrive in a collaborative environment focused on innovation and excellence.

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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