Staff Software Engineer

Organization: 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

Location: Bangalore-Manyata Tech Park (Hybrid)

Business & Team

COO D&E 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

Impact & contribution

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of your squad within Group Strategy and Technology. You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to architect scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with architectural vision and mentoring excellence. You’ll guide the engineering community, influence system design across domains, and drive innovation across our platforms—leveraging AI where it makes a meaningful difference to engineering quality and productivity.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Are passionate technology leaders who love designing, problem-solving, and owning challenges from concept to delivery
• Are experienced in the full software development lifecycle using agile and DevSecOps practices
• Lead with a customer-first mindset—designing solutions that align with user needs and organisational goals
• Bring strong technical leadership, able to mentor engineers and foster a culture of excellence and collaboration
• Communicate clearly and influence stakeholders in architectural and design discussions
• Stay curious and proactive—continuously exploring new technologies, experimenting, and applying learnings to improve how we build

Essential Skills:

• 10yrs of experience
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js, design systems (e.g. Figma-based, token-driven)
• Backend: Python, Node.js, Java, .NET Core, C#
• Databases: SQL, NoSQL (Postgres, MongoDB)
• Data Technologies: AWS-native tools (DynamoDB, Aurora, S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift)
• Architecture: Microservices, event-driven systems, distributed design
• Cloud: AWS (e.g. Certified Developer/Architect), Azure
• DevOps: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
• Security: Secure-by-design systems, threat modelling
• Testing: Unit, regression, contract testing, CI/CD automation

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/master’s degree in engineering in Computer Science/Information Technology