Salary: $180,000 – $280,000

Do work that mattersAt CommBank, we’re building the technology that powers how the organisation delivers outcomes at scale.Within Digitisation & Enablement, we’re transforming how platforms, systems, and capabilities are designed, built, and delivered across the enterprise. Our focus is on enabling faster, simpler, and more resilient technology outcomes that directly support business objectives, while contributing to helping the Australian community grow and thrive.As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll shape technology strategy and architecture across multiple teams, helping define how contemporary platforms are built, scaled, and evolved in a complex enterprise environment.This is an opportunity to influence engineering at scale, drive meaningful transformation, and play a key role in evolving how technology supports business outcomes.See yourself in our teamYou’ll join a high-impact engineering environment focused on building and evolving enterprise platforms and capabilities.Working across multiple squads, you’ll connect the dots across systems, guide architectural decisions, and ensure we’re building scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that meet long-term needs.Partnering with senior engineering leaders, architects, product leaders, and engineering managers, you’ll align technical direction to strategy; while staying close enough to delivery to influence outcomes where it matters most.What you’ll doTechnical Strategy & ArchitectureCo-create and evolve technology strategy and roadmaps aligned to business objectivesDefine architectural direction across platforms, services,



and systemsEnsure solutions meet long-term scalability, reliability, security, and operability goalsGuide modernisation of enterprise systems and platform evolutionCross-Team Technical LeadershipProvide technical leadership across multiple squads and domainsIdentify opportunities for reuse, simplification, and standardisationResolve complex cross-domain engineering challengesInfluence engineering roadmaps and investment decisionsEngineering ExcellenceChampion engineering standards, patterns, and best practicesDrive improvements in quality, observability, automation, and reliabilityLead architecture reviews and governance practicesEnable teams to move independently while maintaining platform consistencyLeadership & InfluenceMentor Staff Engineers and senior engineers across the organisationBuild engineering capability through coaching and knowledge sharingPartner with product, architecture,



and business stakeholdersAct as a trusted advisor to senior engineering leadershipWe’re looking for people whoHave significant experience leading large-scale platforms and distributed systemsHave proven success driving technical strategy across multiple teamsBring deep expertise in cloud-native architecture and modern engineering practicesCan balance immediate delivery with long-term platform evolutionInfluence through technical credibility rather than authorityHave experience building shared platforms, reusable services, or enterpriseCapabilitiesTechnical capabilityYou don’t need expertise in everything we use, but strong fundamentals and depth in up-to-date engineering are essential.Core EngineeringJava / Spring BootDistributed systems and API-driven architecturesWorkflow & OrchestrationTemporal (or similar platforms)Enterprise workflow and integration patternsCloud & PlatformAWS (including Lambda and cloud-native architectures)Scalable, resilient platform designEmerging & Intelligent SystemsPythonAgentic AI patterns and frameworksAgent SDKs and orchestration tools (e.g. LangGraph or similar)Engineering EnvironmentGitHub (CI/CD, collaboration, and delivery pipelines)Modern DevOps and automation practicesWhy this role is differentYou won’t just influence a single team, you’ll shape how engineering is done across the organisation.You’ll play a critical role in defining technology direction, influencing strategy, and enabling step-change improvements in how platforms are built, scaled, and operated using modern tooling, AI, and evolving architectural approaches.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: 04/11/2026#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Principal Software Engineer- Digitisation And Enablement (Haymarket)
🏢 Commonwealth Bank
📍 Haymarket