Tech Lead

• We're transforming into the future of banking—leading a bold, product-driven shift that's redefining how technology powers CBA.

• You have that rare blend of deep technical expertise and architectural vision and you know how to turn bold ideas into exceptional customer experiences.

• Together we’re building the future of banking—leading a bold, product-led transformation to create Australia’s most advanced financial platform, redefining how technology is built and delivered at scale. 

Do work that 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.

This role puts you at the forefront of transforming customer experiences by solving real problems with cutting-edge solutions. You’ll lead a customer-first approach—attending branch visits, being part of customer interviews, participating in design workshops. Your work will shape innovative design and engineering solutions across key areas like customer onboarding, identity verification, international money transfers, and next-gen app experiences.

It’s a chance to make a real impact, build meaningful products, and help redefine how technology serves our diverse customer base.

Whether you're Front-End, Back-End, or Full Stack—if you're ready to move beyond incremental features and help rebuild financial infrastructure from the ground up, this is your chance to lead a greenfield engineering squad shaping the future of banking for 17 million Australians building distributed systems at scale.

In this role, you’ll lead a team of highly skilled engineers, delivering complex, enterprise-level solutions that solve real customer pain points. You’ll be hands-on in design and development, driving innovation across a variety of key projects and products. You’ll also consult across the Group, helping revolutionise how we work and how technology powers our products. This is more than engineering—it’s building what matters.

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. It is also dedicated to delivering the best workplace technology experience for our over 53.000 people across CBA and focused on providing the latest tools, technology, and resources to enhance the way we work together and empower our people to achieve more for our customers.

Join our Everyday Banking Domain in the Retail Banking Technology Division and help shape the future of banking. We're hiring a Tech Lead to join a new squad focused on solving real customer problems through innovative, end-to-end solutions—from customer onboarding and identity verification to international money transfers.

Partnering with Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), we’re revolutionising engineering and delivery with a product-led, problem-first mindset. You’ll work hands-on in product discovery and provide deep technical expertise to product and design on how tech can be used to better solve customer pain points.

We’re interested in hearing from people who: 

• Architect at enterprise scale while still pushing commits daily this is a role that keeps you close to the code and design.

• Demonstrate mastery in at least one programming paradigm like .Net, Java, or Typescript with hands-on experience in high-TPS distributed systems and complex domains modelling.

• Own the entire lifecycle—from product inception through CI/CD orchestration, automated testing frameworks, to production release management.

• Architect the future, not just the sprint—drive long-term technical vision and platform strategy that will shape CBA's engineering DNA for the next decade.

• Embody curiosity—the kind of engineer who debugs for fun, contributes to open source, and approaches problems with genuine intellectual hunger.

• Lead through code and mentorship— a role where your technical depth drives impact, not slide decks—responsible for guiding 3–5 engineers while staying hands-on in the codebase

• Bring natural leadership instincts that inspire and elevate others.  

Tech skills 

We’re looking for a Tech Lead who can guide a high-performing team while delivering hands-on engineering solutions and solving complex technical challenges. Experience in one or more of the following is highly valued:

• Backend: .NET, Java, or Typescript.

• Frontend: NextJS and React.

• Architecture: Deep expertise in Microservices, GraphQL (Apollo), RESTful APIs, and domain-driven design.

• Databases: Postgres, MongoDB, Neo4j.

• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, Gitlab Runners.

• Container Docker and Kubernetes.

• Cloud: AWS,S3, SNS, SQS, EC2, Lambda, EKS.

• Security: OWASP Top Ten, ISO 27001.

Bonus tech skills 

Any of the following skills or experiences would be a great bonus and help you stand out:

• High TPS payment systems and networks.

• Machine learning experience for recommendation and suggestion systems.

• Frontend design systems.

• Event driven architecture with Kafka.

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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