Staff Software Engineer - Nodejs, React & AWS

Staff Software Engineer - Nodejs, React & AWS

• You are determined to stay ahead of the latest technologies

• 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 those matters

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.

CommBank is recognised as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, Comm Sec Pocket and Spend Tracker. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.

See yourself in our team:

The CBA technology unit delivers the best digital banking services to Commonwealth Bank customers and to do so is responsible for digital delivery, group data and analytics, technology and technology infrastructure, cyber, fraud, physical security and business resilience for all divisions across CBA.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll be working in a cross-functional squad responsible for the technical design, development, and rollout of key enhancements to our end-users and provide technical squad leadership. You’re constantly pushing the boundaries to help deliver outcomes that define future industry trends and your passion for outstanding user experience and ability to solve complex problems is key to developing high quality technical solutions.

We’re interested in hearing from people who:

• Have passion for developing and deploying high quality software solutions with comprehensive test coverage while leading the team with the technical strategy.

• Are ready to execute state-of-the-art coding practices, driving high quality outcomes to solve core business objectives and minimise risks.

• Have experience with the Full-cycle development and delivery using Agile practices with specific focus on the following: React, API design etc

• Contributes to a culture where quality, excellence and openness are championed.

• Have natural drive to educate, communicate and positively influence various stakeholder groups.

• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers, create a culture of ownership and share knowledge to uplift and improve software development practices.

• Lead the teams and have strong collaboration skills in driving continuous improvement initiatives.

• You’ll play a key role in driving the adoption of Generative AI, designing scalable systems, reusable patterns, and engineering best practices in this fast-evolving space.

Tech Skills:

We use diverse tools, languages, and frameworks. Experience with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success:

• Backend: Node.js, JavaScript, NestJS, REST APIs, microservices

• Frontend: React (preferred) and or similar frameworks

• Databases: SQL (MSSQL, Oracle, Aurora) and NoSQL design/programming

• API testing - eg Postman, curl

• Testing Automation - eg selenium, playwright, cucumber, cypress, allure

• Experience in Microservices, Restful API design pattern

• Development Tools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Agile methodologies

• CI/CD: TeamCity, Urban Code Deploy, GitHub Actions

• AWS: Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, Serverless, Step Functions

• Security: Certificate management, vulnerability assessment, secrets management

• Monitoring: Splunk/Observe, Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics

• Security: Best practices and principles with relevant tools

If you thrive on creating lasting, impactful technology and want to be part of an inclusive team that values innovation and growth, we’d love to hear from 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.

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.