Principal Software Engineer

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-20 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full-time On-site ICT

Company shared salary

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Market rate

A$15,000–A$25,000/mo (A$180,000–A$300,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

About the Company

Lead hands-on engineering and platform enablement across a large, complex Business Banking technology environment. Shape engineering standards, uplift developer experience and help delivery teams adopt modern ways of working. Build with cloud, automation, DevSecOps and AI-powered engineering practices as CommBank advances its technology estate. Do Work That Matters Business Banking Technology is on a mission to become Australia's leading digital business bank. We partner closely with our business colleagues to solve real customer problems through technical innovation and empowered teams. As a Principal Software Engineer in the Engineering and Platforms Centre of Excellence, you'll provide hands-on technical leadership across Everyday Business Banking. You'll build practical engineering solutions, strengthen platforms and practices, and help teams deliver secure, reliable and high-quality outcomes at pace. See yourself in our team Be part of a team that's passionate about helping Australian businesses succeed. In CommBank's Business Banking team, you'll partner with customers to support their ambitions, backed by market-leading technology, a collaborative culture and opportunities to grow your career. You'll join a team that connects delivery squads with central technology teams, helping close local engineering gaps and turn enterprise platforms, tools and strategies into practical outcomes. The team supports more than 75 delivery squads and 450 engineers, with a broad focus s

Requirements

  • including infrastructure as code and continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Capability using AI tools, patterns or workflows to improve engineering quality, productivity and outcomes.
  • The ability to explain complex technical strategy clearly and bring diverse teams together around practical outcomes.
  • A collaborative, curious and continuous improvement mindset, with a genuine interest in uplifting engineering capability at scale.
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  • Advertising End Date: 07/09/2026