Principal Engineer

Role – Principal Engineer

• Permanent Full-time opportunity
• Surfers Paradise Location 
• Hybrid working model (2-3 days in a week in the office + WFH)

How will I help?

This Principal Engineer role is an exciting opportunity at one of the largest banks in Australia who are about to embark on a multi-year digital transformation.  The role is a technical leadership role.  We are looking for someone who is both strong technically, having full stack experience with the ability to lead complex work hands on, but can also help build our engineering capability and play a leadership role within our engineering community.  

This position sits within the Customer Engagement domain and your role will be part of a Digital Delivery Train aimed at transforming our staff sales and servicing technology solutions across the organisation.   We are looking to build a new engineering footprint at our Gold Coast Hub and this role will play a lead in this.  Helping to build a digital engineering capability working with our existing squads, architects and business.
The technologies used are Java based and include React JS, Redux, Node JS, Swagger API, Spring Boot, Typescript, Kafka to integrate with the banks enterprise services layer, databases, and host systems. Software development practices within the team are aligning to agile methodologies.

This role will move you into an innovative and growing engineering team where you will be working on a range of business and customer critical projects.

Key accountabilities include:

• Drive technical innovation by researching and implementing new technologies, tools, and methodologies.
• Align technical strategies with business objectives and contribute to the long-term technology roadmap of the team.
• Advocate for and implement DevOps, or other methodologies to improve development processes and productivity.
• Continuously evaluate and improve software development workflows and tools to enhance efficiency.
• Promote best practices, conduct training sessions, and share expertise to elevate the team’s overall capability.
• Oversee the development and implementation of testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and performance tests.
• Provide expert advice on technical issues, solutions, and best practices to development teams.
• Assist with assessing engineering recruitment out of our Gold Coast Hub.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth.
• Ensure that important technical knowledge is captured and accessible to the team.

What’s in it for me?

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

You will be experienced and have a deep understanding of Java development as primary skill and overall awareness of current tools and technologies. You will be a problem solver and someone that is continually looking to upskill and develop.

To be considered for this role you need the following skills/experience:

• Minimum 10-15 years hands-on experience with a proven track record of leading complex projects.
• Deep knowledge of java and related frameworks and tools.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to guide and inspire multiple teams. 
• Strong understanding of Micro services-based architecture
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate the cross-function teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player
• Strong time management, workload management and organisational skills

What’s it like to work there?

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together. 
 
As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We’ll empower you to shape your career path.  Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

How do I apply?

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At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au