Commbank

Financial Services

PrincipalStaffSoftwareEngineer

Bangalore, India FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Staff Software Engineer at Commbank. Skills: Technical strategy, AI technologies, Microservices architecture, Cloud-native architectures. Define technical vision and strategy. Lead architectural decisions”

What You'll Achieve.

Meet business needs; Ensure functional and non-functional needs are met; Achieve strategic objectives; Deliver beautiful experiences and exceptional capabilities; Ensure reliability, performance, security and ease of use; Create significant competitive advantages; Enable intelligent, scalable, and enterprise-ready systems

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Navigate and resolve complex technical and organisational challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

18+ years experience in software engineering, 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles, track record of driving technical strategy in high-growth organisations, Distinguished technical expertise with a portfolio of complex systems and architectural decisions, Proven ability to provide visionary technical leadership, Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-quarter initiatives, Extensive experience developing technical talent and building high-performing engineering organisations, Executive-level communication skills, Systems thinking, Entrepreneurial experience, Industry recognition through technical contributions, thought leadership, or innovation, .NET Core, .NET 6+, .NET 8, Next. js, Angular, React UI stack, AWS cloud services, Kafka‑driven messaging, microservices architecture, modernizing applications, AI‑driven solutions, managed AI services, LLM‑based agents, Semantic Kernel, migration initiatives from legacy platforms, Pega, IBM webMethods, cloud‑native architectures, AI/ML systems, agentic AI research, establishing AI strategies

Nice to Have

Knowledge of AI/ML applications, Experience with AI/ML systems, Experience with agentic AI research, Experience establishing AI strategies

What You'll Do.

Define technical vision and strategy

Lead architectural decisions

Drive end-to-end ownership of initiatives

Pioneer AI technologies integration

Lead AI/ML applications research

Define engineering culture

Identify transformational technical initiatives

Build and mentor technical leadership pipeline

Resolve complex technical challenges

Represent technical capabilities and vision

Participate in LT meetings

Collaborate and present ideas

Mentor junior engineers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Working directly with executive leadership; Partnering with business and IT teams; Collaborate with product areas; Collaborate with engineering, product, and business organisations; Collaborate with investors, partners, and technical community; Collaborate and present ideas; Mentor other junior engineers

Communication Scope

Executive-level communication skills; Ability to influence GM+ leadership, board members, and external stakeholders; Ability to collaborate, present ideas

Process & Methodology

Leading complex, multi-quarter initiatives

Full Job Description

**Organization** :- At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in other people’s financial wellbeing. Our focus is to help people and businesses move forward to progress. To make the right financial decisions and achieve their dreams, targets, and aspirations. Regardless of where you work within our organisation, your initiative, talent, ideas, and energy all contribute to the impact that we can make with our work. Together we can achieve great things. **Job Title** :- Principal Staff Software Engineer **Location** : - Bangalore **Business & Team :-** Enterprise Services (ES) is responsible for the world leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank, from innovative product platforms for our customers to essential tools within our business. We also use technology to drive efficient and timely processing, an essential component of great customer service. CommBank is recognised as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. You will be working as a part of Lending & Integrated Channels Technology to achieve their strategic objectives through planning, prioritising, delivering and supporting projects and initiatives. Your team’s success will be realised through partnering with business and IT teams across both Lending & Integrated Channels business domain and Technology to deliver beautiful experiences and exceptional capabilities to our branch applications Our solutions are relied upon and trusted by millions of Australian’s everyday so we put a great deal of emphasis on reliability, performance, security and ease of use. **Impact & contribution:-** Utilise advanced expertise and a broad range of concepts, technology and domain knowledge to develop and deliver world class software solutions to meet business needs. You will contribute to the financial well-being of our customers

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