As a Principal Software Engineer, you will
Provide technical leadership across software-based engineering platforms and developer tooling, bringing solutions together around better outcomes for engineers
Design, build and evolve scalable capabilities that improve how engineers develop, integrate and deliver software
Contribute deeply to CI/CD and engineering tooling across areas such as source control, automation, testing and artefact management
Build and evolve automated delivery capabilities that make it easier for engineers to move safely and efficiently from code to production
Work closely with engineers across different areas of CommBank, using co-building and inner-source approaches to develop solutions at enterprise scale
Bring strong engineering judgement to architecture, automation, controls, standards, reliability and security
Solve complex technical problems and balance engineering trade-offs to deliver sustainable solutions
Provide technical direction and help lift engineering capability through collaboration, mentoring and pragmatic technical leadership
We’re interested in hearing from people who
You’re an accomplished software engineer who has built platforms, developer tooling or engineering capabilities for other engineers, ideally at significant scale. You combine strong hands-on engineering depth with the ability to set technical direction, influence across teams and continually develop your expertise as technologies and engineering practices evolve.
Ideally, you’ll bring
Significant hands-on software engineering experience, including strong programming capability and experience designing and building complex software systems
Experience building engineering platforms, developer tooling or capabilities consumed by engineering teams at scale
Strong knowledge of modern CI/CD and software delivery practices, with experience across areas such as GitHub, pipeline automation, source control, testing, security tooling or artefact management
Experience integrating engineering tooling with cloud environments. AWS, Azure or GCP experience can all be relevant where your experience is centred on software engineering and engineering tooling
An understanding of secure software delivery practices, controls and compliance within complex technology environments
Experience of AI powered engineering practices and how agentic capabilities are enabling opportunities to improve software delivery at scale.
The ability to operate across technical boundaries, solve ambiguous problems and influence engineering decisions beyond a single squad
A strong learning mindset, with evidence of successfully moving into new technical areas, developing expertise and delivering outcomes
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to provide technical guidance and influence engineers and stakeholders across an organisation
If this sounds like you, apply today!
Working with us
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We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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