Shape the future of banking technology.
We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to lead technical strategy, mentor engineers, and deliver secure, scalable solutions for our digital banking ecosystem.
You are collaborative and enjoy taking the lead in solving analytical problems to help your team to reach the highest potential
Your approach is one of curiosity and communication as you work with your team the business stakeholders and the wider engineering community to continually build your skills and knowledge as well as that of your team
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
Work that matters
At CBA, our technology is the enabling force behind the applications and services used by the Group to achieve the highest levels of customer experience, security and reliability, velocity, and innovation.
In Business Banking (BB) Technology, we provide technology solutions to Business Banking domains across Everyday Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Business Lending. We are empowering businesses and people to succeed with tomorrow’s technology. Our purpose is to become the leading digital business bank, powered by the next horizon of technology.
See yourself in our team
As part of our Integrated Pricing and Billing Crew in Business Banking, we are shaping the future of intelligent pricing and billing services for our customers. We are implementing the next generation of pricing and billing services through a BIAN-compliant offering over a SaaS platform. This will allow the Group to support our internal product houses serving Merchants, Corporate Cards and Payments as well as Institutional Customers with complex business banking products.
What You’ll Do
Drive end-to-end design and implementation of APIs, microservices, and full-stack applications
Champion a “Build it, Own it, Run it” culture across the software lifecycle
Influence architecture and technical standards across multiple teams
Embed SRE and DevSecOps practices: observability, CI/CD, automated testing, security scanning
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes
Leverage AI-powered tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate delivery
Mentor engineers and uplift development practices not only in the crew but influence across crews.
Tech Skills
Proven experience in cloud-native development (preferably AWS) and banking domain systems
Strong skills in programming languages like C#, React, TypeScript, and .Net framework
Expertise in modern architectural patterns, system design, distributed systems, and secure coding
Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, DynamoDB, containerisation (Docker), and observability tools
AWS certification is highly regarded
Leadership capabilities, including:
Driving technical strategy and influencing architectural decisions across teams
Coaching and mentoring engineers to grow their technical and leadership skills
Building strong stakeholder relationships and communicating complex technical concepts clearly
Championing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Working with us
You will have the opportunity to influence technical direction at scale, working with cutting-edge tools and AI-driven workflows, whilst being part of a team that values innovation, mentorship and technical excellence.
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time connecting in our Sydney or Melbourne office.
If this sounds like you, apply now!
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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