Role Overview & Context

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) is currently seeking applications for the role of Principal Software Engineer. As Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services, CommBank serves more than 17 million customers across retail, business, institutional, and international markets.

Core Responsibilities & Role Scope

In this role at CommBank, key deliverables and operational objectives include:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, helping set engineering direction and mentoring engineers.
• Design, build and evolve platforms, services, APIs and reusable engineering capabilities.
• Build scalable integration and data solutions connecting applications, infrastructure, cloud, configuration, asset, security, risk and operational data.
• Establish engineering standards and patterns covering architecture, code quality, APIs, testing, observability, security, resilience and deployment.
• Improve data quality, automation and governance through well-engineered data pipelines, APIs and integration patterns.
• Build and operate cloud solutions, preferably on AWS, using Infrastructure as Code and automated delivery practices.
• Partner with architecture, security, risk, data and engineering teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Help shape the evolution of enterprise technology platforms, including CMDB, IT Asset Management (ITAM) and ServiceNow capabilities.

Selection Criteria & Candidate Profile

CommBank evaluates candidates against demonstrated capabilities aligned with the requisition scope:

• This is 100% hands-on engineering and coding, with direct accountability for design, development, testing, and delivery.
• 14–20 years of strong software engineering experience, including senior technical leadership.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with deep experience in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Golang, Python or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience designing data-intensive, API-led, microservices, serverless or event-driven systems.
• Strong experience designing and building APIs, integrations, automation and data pipelines.
• Experience designing, building and operating cloud solutions, preferably on AWS.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, observability and reliability engineering.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise data and integration architectures.

Key Competencies & Technical Proficiencies

Remuneration, Benefits & Flexibility

• Workplace Flexibility: CommBank India Tech Campus: Manyata Embassy Business Park, Bangalore.
• Remuneration Benchmark: ₹3,500,000 – ₹4,800,000 INR per annum + Performance Bonus & Benefits. (CommBank India Bangalore tech benchmark.)
• Employee Privileges: Access to employee banking discounts, competitive superannuation, and comprehensive health and wellbeing initiatives.

Important Applicant Information & Support

• Internal Group Candidates: If you are currently employed within the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), please apply through Sidekick to submit a valid internal application.
• Accessibility & Adjustments: CommBank provides support for applicants requiring adjustments. Please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696 if you require assistance.
• Advertising End Date: October 14, 2026 (14/10/2026).

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