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Staff Software Engineer - Next.js/React.js
full-timeSydney, Melbourne

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Sydney, Melbourne

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full-time

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About this role

  • You are collaborative and enjoy solving analytical problems to help our team to reach highest potential

  • We are embarking on an exciting Digital Transformation program and are ready to push the boundaries and deliver engineering best practices to elevate the digital experience of our customers

  • Together we will innovate the future of banking with state-of-the-art AI Powered Engineering solutions

Do work that matters

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 Australia’s future economy.

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. Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, Comm Sec Pocket and Spend Tracker. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.

See yourself in our team

As a member of the Retail Technology (Everyday Banking Domain), you will contribute to the technology products and services we deliver, from architecture, technical design and coding to deployment to operation. Your work will support the E2E Service Journey crew, that is responsible for the Disputes Journey, the Deceased Estates and Authorities Journeys. We are dedicated to providing the best service in the moments that matter.

We are seeking a Staff Engineer with a strong front-end engineering background to lead technical excellence and delivery maturity for the Authorities squad, supporting the NetBank Next platform. This is a senior technical leadership role, ideal for someone who combines deep web UI expertise (Next.js, React, Node.js) with hands-on delivery, architecture leadership, and a passion for mentoring in a regulated, customer-centric environment.

We’re interested in hearing from people who: 

  • Possesses full-cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing (unit, integration, system), release, and ongoing maintenance.  

  • Can architect, design, and develop robust solutions - lead by example in coding, code reviews, and deployment.

  • Owns decisions on UI architecture (routing, rendering, state management), component design, and design system adoption for NetBank Next

  • Can set and evolve squad technical direction, ensuring alignment with NetBank Next frameworks (Next.js, Node.js) and modern engineering standards.

  • Actively embraces and integrates AI-driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance our engineering workflows and product capabilities. 

  • Provides technical governance and guidance throughout the complete solution delivery lifecycle. 

  • Works independently and drive a culture where quality, excellence and openness are championed. 

  • Are passionate about learning new tools and technologies and are constantly thinking outside the box. 

Tech Skills:  

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: 

  • Languages & Frameworks: Next.js, React, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, C#, .NET Core, GraphQL, REST APIs, microservices, containerization.

  • Frontend Tooling: Vite/webpack, Babel/tsc, ESLint/Prettier, Storybook, Playwright/Cypress, Jest/RTL, Lighthouse/WebPageTest, bundle analyzers.

  • Design System & Accessibility: Design tokens, ARIA patterns, semantic HTML, accessibility testing (axe), WCAG 2.2 AA.

  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), feature flags, canary/blue-green.

  • Observability: Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Frontend RUM (OpenTelemetry web, custom beacons), error tracking (Sentry or equivalent).

  • Security: CSP, Subresource Integrity, OAuth/OIDC flows, session management, secure storage, threat modeling.

  • Data & Events: Relational (Postgres, Oracle), NoSQL (MongoDB), data lakes, event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ).

  • Quality & Testing: Establish frontend testing strategy (unit, integration, contract, visual regression, e2e) and promote CI for web (build-time checks, bundle analysis, Lighthouse in pipelines).

Working with us:  

Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you.

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We’re looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we’ll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Other facts

Tech stack
Next.js,React,Node.js,TypeScript,JavaScript,C#,.NET Core,GraphQL,REST APIs,Microservices,Containerization,AWS,Azure,CI/CD,Accessibility,Testing

About Commonwealth Bank

Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services.
We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.

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What you'll do

  • As a Staff Engineer, you will lead technical excellence and delivery maturity for the Authorities squad, supporting the NetBank Next platform. Your role involves contributing to architecture, technical design, coding, and deployment to enhance customer service.

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As a Staff Software Engineer - Next.js/React.js at Commonwealth Bank, you will: as a Staff Engineer, you will lead technical excellence and delivery maturity for the Authorities squad, supporting the NetBank Next platform. Your role involves contributing to architecture, technical design, coding, and deployment to enhance customer service..

Why join Commonwealth Bank as a Staff Software Engineer - Next.js/React.js?

Commonwealth Bank is a leading Financial Services company.

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