CommBank

PrincipalSoftwareEngineerNetBankNext

A$245–350k ~AI est. Melbourne, Australia; Perth, Australia; Australia FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer – NetBank Next at CommBank. Skills: Digital banking transformation, Platform rebuild, Technical leadership. Provide technical leadership. Lead engineers”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver scalable digital experience; Simplify complex legacy systems; Decouple complex legacy systems; Strengthen reliability; Strengthen operational excellence; Uplift engineering standards

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Design and implementation of solutions; Onboarding new tooling; Migrating to new tooling; Removing obsolete systems; Removing obsolete code

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience developing large-scale digital applications, Full stack, full cycle software engineering experience, Experience operating microservices within DevSecOps framework, Experience addressing Tech Debt, Design and implementation of solutions to complex problems, Onboarding and migrating to new tooling, Removing obsolete systems and code

Nice to Have

Next. js experience preferred

What You'll Do.

Provide technical leadership

Help engineers deliver

Partner with Engineering Managers

Partner with Tech Leads

Partner with Principal Engineers

Partner with Chief Engineers

Drive technical alignment

Ensure high standards of engineering quality

Ensure high standards of reliability

Ensure high standards of performance

Ensure high standards of operational excellence

Guide teams through go-live phase

Balance delivery pace

Balance platform sustainability

Deliver modern digital experience

Deliver scalable digital experience

Simplify legacy systems

Decouple legacy systems

Strengthen reliability

Strengthen operational excellence

Uplift engineering standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multiple squads; Cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

_**Principal Software Engineer – NetBank Next**_ **Lead at scale. Deliver at pace. Shape the future of digital banking.** We’re entering a critical delivery phase of our NetBank rebuild (Digital 2.0) — one of the largest digital transformations at CommBank. This is a high-impact, in-flight transformation program where strong technical judgement, delivery focus, and engineering leadership truly matter. **Do work that matters** NetBank supports millions of Australians every day. As a Principal Engineer in Digi 2.0, you will: * Provide technical leadership across multiple squads within a large-scale platform rebuild. * Initially lead and support ~10 engineers, helping them grow, align, and deliver. * Partner with Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Principal and Chief Engineers to drive technical alignment and execution. * Ensure high standards of engineering quality, reliability, performance and operational excellence. * Guide teams through a critical go-live phase, balancing delivery pace with long-term platform sustainability. **Your impact** You will help: * Deliver a modern, scalable digital experience for millions of customers. * Simplify and decouple complex legacy systems. * Strengthen reliability and operational excellence in mission-critical channels. * Uplift engineering standards across architecture, front-end performance, testing and DevSecOps. **Technical Skills Required** We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these will set you up for success in this team: * Developing 3-tier application both on-premises and on cloud covering: * Frontend: React, Typescript, Next.js (preferred). * Backend: .Net core, C#, Java, Node.js. * Database: SQL and NoSQL experience (both admin and usage). * Scripting languages (i.e., TypeScript, Go, Python, GraphQL). * CI/CD tools (i.e., GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus). * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation. * Inf

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