Staff Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank

. Lead the design and delivery of scalable, resilient and secure software solutions across the eCommerce payments platform .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering scalable Java-based microservices within cloud-native environments, while championing DevSecOps practices and mentoring engineering teams to enhance technical capabilities.

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Java DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureAWS Cloud ServicesCI/CD PipelinesMentoring Engineers

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringArchitectural DesignDistributed SystemsRESTful APIsEvent-Driven SystemsDomain-Driven Design

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsStrategic Thinking

Tools & Technologies

Spring BootKubernetesDockerTerraformCloudFormation

Industry Keywords

ECommerce PaymentsDevSecOpsAutomated TestingObservabilityAgile Software Delivery

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaKubernetesMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and delivery of scalable, resilient and secure software solutions across the eCommerce payments platform
Build and evolve Java-based microservices supporting merchant onboarding, payment processing and settlement capabilities
Contribute across backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure and customer experiences
Drive architectural decisions and influence engineering direction across squads
Champion automated testing, CI/CD, observability and DevSecOps practices
Partner with product, architecture and business stakeholders to deliver customer outcomes
Mentor engineers and uplift technical capability across the team
Support production systems and improve reliability, performance and operational excellence
Shape architecture, engineering practices and customer outcomes for a modern in-house eCommerce payments platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience designing and delivering complex distributed systems at scale
Strong hands-on software engineering capability
Experience building microservices architectures within cloud-native environments
Strong architectural and systems design skills
Track record of mentoring engineers and influencing technical decision-making
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on engineering delivery
Growth mindset and curiosity for emerging technologies and engineering practices
Experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, event-driven systems and Domain-Driven Design
Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and/or CloudFormation
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability and monitoring, DevSecOps practices and Agile software delivery
Exposure to AI-powered development or operational tooling
Interest in applying AI to engineering and security challenges
Experience evaluating and adopting new technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace
Support or workplace adjustments for accessibility needs
Career development opportunity within the Commonwealth Bank Group
Support from HR Direct and dedicated accessibility contact