This is a Staff Software Engineer role with Commonwealth Bank based in Sydney, NSW, AU Commonwealth Bank Role Seniority - senior More about the Staff Software Engineer role at Commonwealth Bank 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 Technology is the enabling force behind information technology functions for 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 Business Banking and CommSec. 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 the Commercial Lending Squad, within the Banker Assisted Lending Crew, you will be involved in key strategic initiatives that transform the Commercial Lending user experience, drive continuous improvement and risk buy-down. You will work closely with the Product Owner and squad to deliver Commercial lending functionality and experience via minor enhancements as well as significant strategic transformation and change delivery. We’re interested in hearing from people who: Have solid hands-on experience developing APIs, microservices, backend components, data access layers, and driving innovative process improvements that add significant business value Are passionate designing, developing and deploying high quality software solutions as you are shaping the technical evolution of this system by contributing to end-to-end design, implementation Have experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices with specific focus on the following concepts: source control, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure cloud pipelines, logging and monitoring Are ready to execute state-of-the-art coding practices, driving high quality outcomes to solve core business objectives and minimise risks Are constantly collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements and contributing to the design Leverage AI tools like Claude Code and Roo/Cline to augment engineering workflows and accelerate delivery Champions technical excellence through active mentoring, empowering engineers to grow and lead with confidence Pride themselves on their natural drive to educate, communicate and positively influence various stakeholder groups Have solid hands-on experience in the banking domain will be advantageous Are constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex technical problems Have solid hands- experience with Cloud native development in AWS Are knowledgeable coaching junior engineers, sharing their expertise to uplift and improve software development practices 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: C# or Java or Golang ReactJs, NextJs, Angular NodeJS, NestJS, ExpressJS, TypeScript Event driven architecture leveraging Kafka or Kinesis or SNS/SQS or Eventbridge Expertise with Microservices, Restful API design pattern and solution design Databases - Relational database like Postgres or MySql and NSQL databases like DyanmoDB or MongoDB DevOps and CI/CD - Github Actions or Buildkite or Octopus Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, AWS Cloudwatch AI & Machine learning and LLM knowledge is desired Expertise with Security Engineering principles and implementation Cloud native development - AWS preferred AWS Cloud –Certification Understanding on DevSecOps environment and landscape, SRE Practices Working with us 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. 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. 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. We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696. Advertising End Date: 15/12/2025 Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Commonwealth Bank team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities Collaborating with stakeholders Driving software quality ✨ Transforming user experience Key Strengths API development ⚙️ Agile practices ☁️ Cloud native development AI tools ️ Microservices expertise Security Engineering Why Commonwealth Bank is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume. A Final Note: This is a role with Commonwealth Bank not with Hatch.