Engineering Manager

Chapter Lead, AI Powered Engineering

You are passionate about creating innovative team cultures

We are high performing engineers pushing the boundaries of software engineering

Together we can lead the future of engineering with AI-powered innovation!

Do work that matters

At CommBank, we're not just building software we're transforming how Australia banks. As a Chapter Lead, you'll be at the forefront of our AI Powered Engineering strategy, driving technical excellence, uplifting capability, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

See Yourself in Our Team

Business Banking (BB) 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.

In this role

As a Chapter Lead, you'll lead a small team of engineers designing and building REST APIs for the CommBank App, while remaining hands-on with the code. You will be leading with a purpose in recruiting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent while promoting psychological safety, autonomy, and mastery.

Here, you will be aligning your chapter's goals with our ambition to become a global leader in Agentic and Gen AI at scale. You will be a role model in the use of Gen AI tooling and techniques, enabling your team to accelerate delivery and improve outcomes.

Key responsibilities will also include:

• Create structured, recurring opportunities for engineers to learn, collaborate, and build capability especially in AI Powered Engineering.
• Set and monitor individual development plans focused on AI skill progression across the Full Cycle Engineering Job Framework.
• Role model the use of Gen AI tooling, encourage experimentation, and remove fear or uncertainty around AI's impact.
• Foster a mindset of growth and learning through social forums like Chapter Time and Hackathons.
• Build a high-performing chapter by attracting top talent and supporting their career development through structured learning pathways.
• Use available metrics to track progress, identify gaps, and provide targeted support to accelerate capability uplift.

We are interested in people who have:

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Passion for uplifting capability, driving engagement, and simplifying developer experience.
• Deep expertise in REST API design and development, with hands-on proficiency in .NET Core, Microservices, Typescript, Node Js, NextJs and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Gen AI tooling, prompt engineering, and AI-enhanced development workflows.
• Ability to balance people, culture, and technology to deliver resilient systems and delightful customer experiences.

Working with us

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your time each month connecting in our Sydney 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.

Ready to lead the next chapter in AI-powered engineering? Apply now and make technology matter.