Principal Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank

. Provide hands-on technical leadership across Everyday Business Banking .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeMelbourne • AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong software engineering fundamentals with expertise in designing, coding, and operating technology solutions. Proficient in cloud solutions, DevSecOps practices, and AI-powered engineering to enhance quality and productivity.

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Cloud Solutions (AWS)DevSecOps PracticesInfrastructure as CodeAI Tools and WorkflowsSoftware Engineering Fundamentals

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Hard Skills

Programming LanguagesContinuous Delivery PipelinesQuality EngineeringObservabilityReliability EngineeringSecure EngineeringIdentity and Access ManagementAutomationContainersPlatform Runtime Patterns

Soft Skills

Collaborative MindsetCuriosityContinuous ImprovementClear CommunicationTechnical Leadership

Industry Keywords

Everyday Business BankingEngineering StandardsSoftware Delivery LifecycleSelf-Service CapabilitiesStandardised PipelinesReusable TemplatesObservabilityCost OptimisationDelivery SquadsEngineering Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide hands-on technical leadership across Everyday Business Banking
Set engineering direction and mentor senior engineers
Design, build and evolve platforms, tools and reusable capabilities
Establish engineering standards, patterns, guardrails and golden paths
Partner with delivery squads to uplift engineering practices
Champion automation and AI-powered approaches across the software delivery lifecycle
Improve developer experience through self-service capabilities, standardised pipelines and reusable templates
Collaborate with architecture, security, risk, data and engineering teams
Strengthen observability, reliability, performance and cost optimisation
Support more than 75 delivery squads and 450 engineers across platform enablement, cloud, DevSecOps, observability, automation and AI-powered engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong software engineering fundamentals, including designing, coding and operating practical technology solutions
Deep experience in one or more programming languages and adaptability across different technology stacks
Deep understanding of modern software delivery, including DevSecOps, quality engineering, observability, reliability and release practices
Experience designing, building and operating cloud solutions, preferably on AWS
Experience with infrastructure as code and continuous delivery pipelines
Experience with containers, platform runtime patterns, secure engineering, identity and access management, and automated controls
Capability using AI tools, patterns or workflows to improve engineering quality, productivity and outcomes
Ability to explain complex technical strategy clearly and bring diverse teams together around practical outcomes
Collaborative, curious and continuous improvement mindset
Willingness or ability to work across software, platforms and infrastructure

Benefits

Comp & perks

Inclusive and respectful workplace
Accessibility support and workplace adjustments
Career growth opportunities
Support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Employee application support through Sidekick for current Commonwealth Bank Group employees