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.

About the role: Rabobank's Technology team within the COO Domain is at the heart of enabling & supporting our business across Australia & Current 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 to 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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📌 Design Lead (Sydney)
🏢 Rabobank Australia
📍 Sydney