Staff Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer at Commonwealth Bank (CommBank) in Sydney, providing hands-on technical leadership for Android development of the CommBank app — shaping mobile architecture and roadmap, leading design decisions, mentoring engineers, and owning solutions across the full lifecycle using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android technologies.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sydney CBD Area
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Deep Android development experience using Kotlin, the Android SDK and Jetpack Compose
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture, including MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture and modular design
- Experience with dependency injection, object-oriented design, SOLID principles and software design patterns
- Delivery of secure and reliable mobile applications supported by automated testing, continuous delivery and production observability
- Integration with REST or GraphQL APIs and exposure to cloud services such as AWS
- Ability to lead technical decisions, constructively challenge existing approaches and build support for strategic engineering direction
- Experience mentoring engineers and improving technical capability, quality and engineering practices across teams
Nice to have
- Exposure to iOS, Swift, .NET, C#, microservices, AI/ML, Agentic AI or regulated technology environments
Full description
- Shape the architecture and engineering practices behind customer experiences in the CommBank app.
- Lead meaningful mobile work that helps young Australians manage their money with greater confidence.
- Build with modern Android technologies in an organisation investing in secure, reliable and future-ready engineering.
Do work that matters
As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll provide hands-on technical leadership across the design and delivery of Android experiences within the CommBank app. You’ll help shape the mobile platform architecture and roadmap, improve engineering practices and guide critical technical decisions that support secure, reliable and maintainable customer experiences.
See yourself in our team
Retail Technology delivers technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank and Bankwest Retail, from customer product platforms to essential tools that support the business. We use technology to drive efficient, timely processing and contribute directly to the Group purpose of building a brighter future for all, while helping bring the power of digital banking to every customer through one of Australia’s most critical technology ecosystems.
Working within a Sydney-based squad, you’ll collaborate with engineers, product owners and technology leaders to:
- Shape Android architecture, technical direction and the engineering roadmap.
- Design and build high-quality experiences within the CommBank app.
- Lead critical design decisions and promote pragmatic, scalable solutions.
- Influence engineering practices across the squad and broader value stream.
- Own solutions throughout the full engineering lifecycle, from design and development through to production operation.
- Mentor engineers and strengthen capability through technical guidance, constructive feedback and knowledge sharing.
- Improve quality through automated testing, continuous delivery and production observability.
- Collaborate across mobile and backend systems to deliver cohesive customer outcomes.
You’ll be part of an engineering environment focused on future capability, full-cycle ownership, scalable solutions, collaboration and consistently high standards.
We’re interested in hearing from people who:
You’re an experienced Android engineer who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence architecture, engineering practices and delivery outcomes. You take ownership, communicate technical decisions clearly and enjoy helping engineers grow while maintaining a strong focus on customers and quality.