Commonwealth Bank
From Commonwealth Bank's careers page
Status: listed on the employer's own careers page when we last checked (daily). Confirm on their site before applying.
Organization: At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in other people’s financial wellbeing.
At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in other people’s financial wellbeing. Our focus is to help people and businesses move forward to progress. To make the right financial decisions and achieve their dreams, targets, and aspirations. Regardless of where you work within our organisation, your initiative, talent, ideas, and energy all contribute to the impact that we can make with our work. Together we can achieve great things.
Job Title: Staff Software Engineer
Enterprise Services (ES) is responsible for the world leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank, from innovative product platforms for our customers to essential tools within our business. We also use technology to drive efficient and timely processing, an essential component of great customer service. CommBank is recognized 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. The Payments Platform team resides in the Payments Technology, and its purpose is to restore the trust of our customers by transforming the Payments services experiences provided by the Bank to 99.999% availability, greater agility and reliability.
Our team is composed of engineers and technology leaders, who bring in the right mix of skills to enable this transformation. We also work very closely with our business and operations colleagues to support these services which are critical to the Australian and Global economy. Our team is also responsible for driving Engineering Governance, Continuous Delivery and key technological simplification pillars such as Cloud and Payments Event based architecture.
As a Staff Software Engineer within Payments Technology – Payments Platform, you will be responsible for implementing the designs within your application to align to Payments Reference Architecture. Specifically, as a Staff Software Engineer, you are expected to develop solutions and guide design to drive outcomes across the Core Product Systems within Payments Platform. You are responsible for design analysis and the estimation process from Business Case, ideation, discovery and
inception phases
Design and implement BIAN APIs and specifications
Lead high performing API and Cloud Engineering team
Ownership and governance of solution designs
Adopt a ‘Design to Run’ mentality to architect robust solutions that are fully supportable in a production environment
Provide developmental advice and consult for business case/ideation, discovery, inception and enhancement requests by examining current vs target architectures ensuring align with ES strategy and architecture standards
Collaborate with Solution Architecture and functional SME’s to prototype solutions to explore alternatives, seeking simple & standard solutions with a low cost of ownership
Collaborate with upstream and downstream system representatives to ensure an integrated end to end solution is delivered to achieve the desired outcomes
Proactively seek opportunities for continuous improvement of Core Product systems and data to leverage existing capabilities
Work with senior technical and business management teams in identifying issues of current state architecture, developing target state architecture with the ability to communicate the features and benefits
Effectively lead and influence business partners, peers, team members and vendors• Identifies and engages stakeholders, including architecture disciplines, asset owners, delivery owner, business stakeholders and SMEs to ensure architecture is optimal, and has the greatest chance of success
Effectively challenges business leaders to obtain the best technology solutions and fit with ES strategy
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: 29/11/2026
A free account lets you apply, save this job, see how well you match and check your resume against it.
A short note to a recruiter or the hiring manager after you apply can get your application read sooner.
Hi [Name], I just applied for the Staff Software Engineer role at Commonwealth Bank. My background in [your most relevant experience] lines up well with what the team is looking for. Would you be open to a quick chat, or could you point me to the right person on the team? Thank you!
Scores your resume against this job the way resume scanners do: the job's hard and soft skills, searchability, recruiter tips and formatting.
Create a free account to see your score. Your resume stays in this browser until then, and we never store it.
Already a member? Sign in
Scores your resume against this job the way resume scanners do: the job's hard and soft skills, searchability, recruiter tips and formatting.
Create a free account to see your score. Your resume stays in this browser until then, and we never store it.
Already a member? Sign in