Engineering the future of banking 

We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build a brighter future for Australia 

We’re the engine room behind Australia’s leading online bank – a title we’ve held for 15 years1 in a row. The team behind one of Australia’s most innovative banking app2, pioneering in Australia, features and products such as Cardless Cash, Spend Tracker, Benefits Finder and StepPay.

Engineering the future of banking 

We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build a brighter future for Australia 

We’re the engine room behind Australia’s leading online bank – a title we’ve held for 15 years1 in a row. The team behind one of Australia’s most innovative banking app2, pioneering in Australia, features and products such as Cardless Cash, Spend Tracker, Benefits Finder and StepPay.

Why Engineering at CommBank?

  • Real impact

    Our scale means unparalleled opportunity to accelerate digital innovation and positively impact customers. We’ve got some incredibly important and complex problems to solve. We’re focused on maximising the power of our technology, AI and access to one of the largest data sets in Australia to safely and securely offer customers a truly unique and personalised digital experience.

    As Australia’s leading technology bank1, we process millions of transactions every day. 

    Whether you’re designing the apps people hold in their hands or the systems through which they’re delivered, you’re influencing how more than 17 million customers (as of 30 June 2024) access their money. Your work matters.

  • Own your career

    We put as much energy into developing our people as we do our products.

    Follow your thirst for knowledge across our diverse tech stack. Our engineering career pathways model gives you clarity on the criteria for your career growth. We give our engineers the option to grow and remain fully technical, or at some point take the people management or leadership route.  

    With structured and on-the-go development at hand, whatever level you’re at, there’s always another opportunity.

  • Flexible working

    Use our flexible work options to live a big life whilst making a big impact.

    We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in the office. 

     The opening of our tech hubs means you can work either from our Sydney head offices or be based in the tech hubs located in Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth.

    We also have many other flexible working options available. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work for the role in which you’re interested.

Platform Engineering

Our Platform Engineers play a crucial role in designing, running, and evolving the core technology that powers our services, enabling our team to deliver exceptional value to our customers. Our teams have strong infrastructure and systems knowledge combined with proficiency in modern DevOps practices, automation, and writing code to automate operations.

As a Platform Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge platforms that enhance productivity and efficiency. Using Infrastructure-as-code you’ll focus on an ‘automate first’ approach, ensuring seamless deployments and operations.

Data Engineering

To us, data is everything. It’s what powers our cutting-edge features and the reason we can provide seamless experiences for our customers from the branch on your street to the app on your phone.

You'll join a team of Engineers dedicated to setting new standards in banking by using the latest technology to solve complex data-centric challenges.

In this team, you’ll be responsible for CommBank’s key analytics capabilities, enabling you to work on world-leading solutions for analytics, information management, and decision-making3. You will have the opportunity to drive deep personalisation for every customer, ensuring that our interactions are secure, reliable, and tailored to individual needs.

Software Engineering

This is no ordinary Software Engineering function. This is where we built one of Australia’s most innovative banking app2, and then enhanced it. We have developed Cardless Cash, Benefits Finder, StepPay and Spend Tracker and continue to simplify and evolve them.

We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia, developing platforms and frameworks that enable outstanding UX and design, and crafting complex implementations to generate a simple and intuitive customer experience. We go beyond design to help build a brighter future for every customer – from everyday consumers to small businesses and investors.

As a Software Engineer at CommBank, you’ll be involved in all phases of software development lifecycle including design, build, test, deploy and production support. There’s no better place to turn your passion into reality.

Engineering Management

Engineering leaders at CommBank wear two hats: providing both technical and people leadership to our engineers. Engineering managers are responsible for ideating, designing and delivering best-in-class engineering solutions. They are adept at managing, mentoring, and growing their teams, helping them reach their full potential while also improving overall code quality. You will have the opportunity to lead and inspire a talented team of engineers, drive mentorship to help engineers grow their career, and engage in cutting-edge product development.

Engineering Managers are responsible for optimising the performance and productivity of engineering teams, ensuring that engineers can spend maximum time in a state of flow. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions, working in a supportive environment that values continuous learning.

In this role, you'll balance various factors in product development, such as cost, time, functionality, and quality, delivering products that meet strategic business objectives and customer needs.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

We’re accelerating our digital strategy with a bold ambition: to provide customers with one of the best digital experiences globally. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is crucial to achieving this goal. Our teams ensure our systems maintain the highest standards of service, enabling seamless execution of our innovative banking app.

At CommBank, we pride ourselves on our people and technology culture. As an SRE, you'll blend both by applying cutting-edge Software Engineering principles to our operational services. You'll implement the latest industry-wide methodologies around observability practices, ensuring we meet our Service Level Objectives.

As part of the team, you'll have the opportunity to build solutions that enhance the scalability, availability and reliability of all our services. You’ll thrive in a continuous iterative learning environment that’s constantly uplifting our customer’s experiences.

Security Engineering

As a Security Engineer at CommBank, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of our products and customers. You will have the opportunity to drive security outcomes throughout the product lifecycle, including the Design, Build, and Run phases. You will be responsible for consulting, designing, implementing, and testing security controls and capabilities.

Joining a team with diverse engineering backgrounds means you will benefit from a wide range of experiences, helping to secure all aspects of modern IT technology and digital innovation. Our engineers help establish a cross-domain Security Engineering practice, focusing on technology, processes, people, applications, and data to achieve scalable and efficient security outcomes across the Group.

Your work will be customer-centric, designing solutions that integrate seamlessly with developers' workflows. You will create impactful software development through modern approaches, making a significant difference in securing our digital landscape.

Our Locations 

Outside of our Sydney head office we’ve established technology hubs across the country. We’re offering our engineers flexibility in where they work and roles can be done from in/around any of the below locations. 

The Foundry

1 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015

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Lot Fourteen

Corner of North Terrace and Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5000

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Melbourne Tech Hub

357 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Brisbane Tech Hub

180 Ann Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000

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Perth Tech Hub

Bankwest Place, 300 Murray Street Mall, Perth WA 6000

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Things you should know

  • 1 Canstar's 2024 Digital Banking Awards, Digital Banking - Bank of the Year Award

    2 The Forrester Digital Experience Review™: Australian Mobile Banking Apps, Q3 2024 evaluation of the smartphone apps of the big four Australian Banks.

    3 2024 Evident AI Index for banks, a global standard benchmark of Artificial Intelligence (AI) maturity.