Software Engineer - Java

• 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

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. 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.

You’ll be part of the Customer Event Decisioning (CED) squad responsible for building new real-time alerts on the Customer Event Decisioning (CED) platform for use cases across the bank. The in-scope activities, ordered by priority, include:

• Building real-time alerts.

• Uplifting frameworks and capabilities to improve the resilience of CED.

• Guiding Level 3 support functions.

• Onboarding self-serve initiatives.

As a Software Engineer, you’ll be consulted on product and feature designs and will be critical to their quality implementation and delivery. You will have the opportunity to stretch yourself in front end engineering, API development, and systems integration, as well as contribute to the evolution of this system and the business strategy. 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.

• 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:

• Backend - deploying new and resolving existing microservices using Java and Kafka.

• Microservice architecture and API design patterns.

• Frontend frameworks - Angular or React.

• DevOps & CI/CD pipelines - GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins, Artifactory.

• Databases - MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle.

• Cloud development – Azure or AWS preferred.

• Any experience with the following would be great - DevSecOps, Monitoring & observability (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS Cloudwatch).

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.

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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