Staff Software Engineer - Nodejs/nextjs

Staff Software Engineer – Customer Service Lending

Do work that matters. CommBank is recognized 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.

As part of Customer Service Lending, you will contribute to all aspects of the technology products and services we deliver, from technical strategy and design to coding, deployment, and operation. See yourself in our team. Our squad's purpose is to deliver cutting edge digital tools and automations to support lenders, associates, relationship managers to grow CBA's proprietary lending businesses. We achieve this by developing and implementing digital verification rules that utilize trusted data sources for automatic verification. We believe in learning together, sharing knowledge, and supporting each other. Our team thrives on open communication, collaboration, and a willingness to explore new solutions. You will work closely with the Product Owner, Product Managers and UX Designers in a Squad Tech Lead capacity to bring new features to life, keep our systems running smoothly, mentor junior team members, share your ideas, and see them executed.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend and full-stack applications.
• Monitor and optimize system performance for high availability and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct thorough code reviews.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies to enhance system architecture.
• Develop new features and continuously improve existing ones.
• Promote a collaborative and knowledge-sharing culture.

We're interested in hearing from people who

• Have a strong product mindset and know how to use AI tools effectively in their work.
• Have experience working collaboratively with team members and cross-functional squads.
• Possess strong communication skills, raising concerns or ideas promptly.
• Are willing to take ownership of tasks, collaborate proactively, and mentor junior team members.
• Value teamwork and promote a culture of continuous learning.
• Are able to handle different opinions and work towards feasible solutions.
• Are open to new challenges, technologies, and tools.

Technical 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 (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team:

• Solid experience with ReactJS, NextJS, NodeJS, NestJS OR .Net
• Cloud environments - AWS/Azure
• Familiarity with full cycle engineering, including test automation (unit, integration, and e2e tests).
• Experience building scalable, high-performance, and secure APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases, SQL, and NoSQL DBs like AWS DocumentDB.

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 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. If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you. Apply today!