Job Title
Design Lead - Online Banking
Job Description
About the role:
Rabobank's Technology team within the COO Domain is at the heart of enabling & supporting our business across Australia & New Zealand.
From securing digital infrastructure to delivering scalable data & technology solutions, the team drives innovation, stability, security & collaboration across the organisation.
The Online Banking squad within Technology has an opportunity for a Design Lead.
This isn't a traditional, hands-off architecture role.
We need someone with strong software engineering foundations who can turn business requirements into clear technical designs, guide engineers through implementation & get into the technical detail when needed.
Working closely with Engineering, Product & Architecture, you'll provide design leadership across our Client Experience technology area & help us build secure, scalable & sustainable digital banking solutions.
Top Role Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Lead technical design decisions across Online & Mobile Banking
Translate business & product requirements into practical high & low-level designs
Guide engineers on architecture, technology choices, patterns & implementation
Partner with Product, Engineering & Architecture to assess technical risks, dependencies & cross-squad impacts
Design solutions using React, Kotlin, Swift, Java Spring Boot, REST APIs & microservices
Apply API-first, event-driven & cloud-native engineering principles
Build security, resilience, performance, accessibility & operability into solution designs
Identify cross-squad dependencies, technical risks & opportunities for reuse
Review designs, engineering standards, support code reviews & DevOps practices
Partner with architects while remaining closely connected to engineering delivery
Coach engineers & influence technical decisions across Client Experience
To be successful, you will have:
Deep software engineering experience & strong technical design capability




Experience designing customer-facing web or mobile applications in a complex environment
Strong knowledge of React, Kotlin, Swift &/or Java Spring Boot
Experience with REST APIs, microservices, Kafka & event-driven architecture
Cloud & DevOps experience, ideally including Azure, Azure DevOps, containers & CI/CD
Strong understanding of security, identity & access management, OAuth, resilience & performance
Experience creating & reviewing high & low-level technical designs
The ability to influence technical decisions & communicate clearly with both engineers & nontechnical stakeholders
Experience using modern AI coding tools, such as GitHub Copilot or equivalent
Understanding of modern AI engineering concepts, including LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic workflows, evaluation and responsible AI.
Financial services, digital banking, Open Banking experience will be highly regarded
What we're proud to offer you:
Wellbeing leave:
Extra days to support your health & work-life balance
Education Assistance Program t
o support your growth
Parental leave:
Up to 14 weeks' paid leave to support you & your family
Additional leave options
: Earn an extra week of annual leave & purchase up to two more
Insurance cover:
Employer-funded Death, TPD & Income Protection
Workplace giving:
Matched donations through our community giving program
Other extras:
Annual wardrobe or equipment allowance, flu shot, gym passport discount, health insurance discounts & more
Location & Working Arrangements:
This role must be based in Sydney & offers a versatile hybrid working model with both in office & at home working.
Our Values
Rabobank Australia values inclusion, belonging, & positive experiences for all.
Our work environment, our benefits, & the way we live our values, "Client Driven", "Responsible", "Professional" & "Cooperative" make it a great place to work.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
Please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any accommodations to make our opportunities more accessible to you.

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