Staff Software Engineer - React, Typescript
Commonwealth Bank · Sydney, Australia · 6d ago
Staff Software Engineer | React & TypeScript
- Shape frontend engineering strategy for a leading digital investing platform
- Build scalable customer experiences using React and TypeScript
- Mentor talented engineers while remaining hands-on with the code
Do work that matters:
CommBank is driving a major engineering transformation, redefining customer expectations and building tomorrow’s bank through innovative technology and digital experiences. Our engineers develop and support industry-leading platforms that serve millions of customers every day, creating secure, reliable and accessible banking and investing experiences.
As part of this journey, you’ll work with modern technologies, solve complex problems at scale and contribute to products that make a meaningful impact on customers and communities across Australia.
See yourself in our team:
CommSec is Australia’s largest online retail stockbroker and an integral part of CommBank’s Product & Investing Crew. Our platform supports a diverse investor community and continues to evolve through innovation, modern engineering practices and customer-focused design.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the frontend technology direction for our investing platforms. You’ll work alongside engineers, designers and product teams to deliver scalable, high-quality experiences while helping define technical strategy and engineering standards across the team.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-visibility platform, influence meaningful business outcomes and help shape the future of digital investing.
Grow. Belong. Shape what’s next:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:
- Lead frontend architecture and technical direction across large-scale React and TypeScript applications
- Design and evolve modern frontend solutions, including micro-frontend architectures and scalable application boundaries
- Champion engineering practices across performance, accessibility, observability, testing, security and maintainability
- Partner with product, design and engineering teams to create exceptional customer experiences
- Take ownership of solutions from design through to production, supporting quality, resilience and scalability
- Mentor and support engineers, share knowledge and foster a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence
- Guide pragmatic technical decision-making and help solve complex engineering challenges
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of developer experience, tooling and delivery practices
We are interested in hearing from people who:
Are passionate about building high-quality digital experiences and solving complex customer problems through modern frontend engineering.
You bring strong React and TypeScript experience, a collaborative approach to software development and a commitment to continuously improving engineering practices. You enjoy working across disciplines, sharing knowledge and helping teams deliver scalable, reliable and customer-focused solutions.
You will bring:
- Significant experience building scalable applications using React and TypeScript
- Frontend architecture and system design capability, including experience with micro-frontend patterns
- Experience optimising application performance and implementing effective state management approaches
- A focus on engineering quality, including automated testing, observability and maintainable code
- Experience with modern CI/CD practices and software delivery approaches
- The ability to collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to solve customer problems
- Curiosity, a growth mindset and an interest in evolving frontend technologies and practices
- An interest in mentoring others, sharing knowledge and contributing to an inclusive engineering culture.
Nice to have:
- Experience with C# and .NET Core
- Exposure to API-driven architectures
- Experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and production operations
Why CommBank:
When you bring your ambition to us, we’ll help you grow, belong and shape what’s next.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Work on products used by millions of Australians
- Influence technology decisions and architectural direction
- Access learning, mentoring and career development opportunities
- Build your career across one of Australia’s leading technology organisations
- Collaborate with talented engineers in a supportive and inclusive environment
- Work flexibly in a way that helps you thrive personally and professionally.
Working with us:
At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support please contact 1800 989 696.
If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help shape the future of digital investing at CommSec.
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