Staff Software Engineer (cba)

Job Description

• 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 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
 

You will be working in the Market Risk reporting team of Global Markets technology, building software solutions that will help our business manage traded market risk effectively. We build software applications and manage software systems of various sizes to deliver high quality financial solutions. Technical deliveries in the various teams include working with popular technology tools for both on-prem as well as Cloud based software.

The technology group is made up of small vertical teams that delivers product-based software solutions and horizontal teams that work across the numerous teams to ensure that we uplift the learnings, use best practices, and enrich our overall knowledge base.

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll be working within a cross-functional squad which is responsible for developing and managing customer capabilities. We are looking for a smart, driven and resilient engineer who enjoys delivering customer and business solutions in a collaborative, iterative and simple manner. Also, you’ll be invited to attend our regular engineering guilds to broaden your expertise and participate in agile ceremonies, which will allow you to contribute to and define the way we operate.

We’re interested in hearing from people who

• Are passionate about building high quality software solutions with comprehensive test coverage.

• Have solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practices.

• Can lead a team from a tech strategy and delivery perspective.

• Interested in cross team knowledge sharing for better software development

• Collaborates within the team to apply the principles of design, development, testing, deployment, support, and evaluation.

• Are actively involved in continuous learning, experimentation, and participate in peer code reviews.

• Are constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex technical problems.

• Work well in teams and have strong collaboration skills in driving continuous improvement initiatives.

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:

• Background in building Java based APIs and Python based apps for data science

• Frontend framework – React and other typescript libraries

• Databases - Oracle, Snowflake

• Strong background in AWS Cloud – VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups, ECS, MWAA, S3, VPC Endpoints  

• Any experience with the following would be great – TDD, Docker, DevSecOps principles and tools like Github Actions

Domain Skills

• Good understanding of Global Markets and associated Market risk (Sensitivities, VaR, Capital reporting) will be considered highly advantageous.

Working with us
 

Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you.

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time connecting in 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.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We’re looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we’ll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.