Job Description
You are passionate, driven, flexible and collaborative
We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking
Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation
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.
Here, you’ll turn your passion into reality. You’ll be working with modern technology on state-of-the-art projects to enable a seamless and unrivalled customer experience. You will build high quality, reliable solutions that determine how millions of people access their money and define future industry trends.
See yourself in our team
Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with major corporate and government clients and institutional investors, and provides a full range of capital raising, transactional and risk management products and services. Within IB&M technology our mission is to combine the next generation of technology, with leading banking and markets capabilities to help our clients succeed. We’re building empowered and autonomous engineering teams that are product focused and responsible for end-end delivery.
We have formed an AI innovation team, led by our Chief Engineer, and are looking for a Software Engineer to join it. Working in the team:
You’ll contribute to ideation and direction-setting.
You’ll apply your skills in software engineering, data science, and machine learning to develop novel solutions to sophisticated needs in global financial markets – such as FX trading and sales.
You’ll help to design and develop a platform to curate data, extract features, develop and train agentic models, enable an agentic mesh, and operate with observability and control.
You’ll learn by doing and be involved in many aspects of the project – direction, planning, ideation, architecture, engineering, operations - more than is usual for such a role.
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Like to build things - skill in engineering, ML, and data science – an appreciation of the academic, but the ability to apply it
Are interested in global financial markets
Can tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and complexity
Have a high learning rate and a growth mindset
Work well in teams and have strong collaboration skills
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:
Python – pandas, numpy, scikit learn, pyspark, pytorch, etc
Ideally other languages, such as Rust, C, Java
ML/AI – range of architectures and methods (RL, LLM, RAG, etc)
Cloud – AWS (Sagemaker, Bedrock, ECS, etc), Snowflake
DevOps – Github, Actions and other DevSecOps tooling Technical expertise in Murex Front Office Engineering.
Sound knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, service mesh, kafka, Aeron/0mq etc
DevSecOps - GitHub Actions, Terraform, etc
Working with us
Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, 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.
We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 +8+ 6+6.
Advertising End Date: 15/05/2026
We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking
Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation
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.
Here, you’ll turn your passion into reality. You’ll be working with modern technology on state-of-the-art projects to enable a seamless and unrivalled customer experience. You will build high quality, reliable solutions that determine how millions of people access their money and define future industry trends.
See yourself in our team
Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with major corporate and government clients and institutional investors, and provides a full range of capital raising, transactional and risk management products and services. Within IB&M technology our mission is to combine the next generation of technology, with leading banking and markets capabilities to help our clients succeed. We’re building empowered and autonomous engineering teams that are product focused and responsible for end-end delivery.
We have formed an AI innovation team, led by our Chief Engineer, and are looking for a Software Engineer to join it. Working in the team:
You’ll contribute to ideation and direction-setting.
You’ll apply your skills in software engineering, data science, and machine learning to develop novel solutions to sophisticated needs in global financial markets – such as FX trading and sales.
You’ll help to design and develop a platform to curate data, extract features, develop and train agentic models, enable an agentic mesh, and operate with observability and control.
You’ll learn by doing and be involved in many aspects of the project – direction, planning, ideation, architecture, engineering, operations - more than is usual for such a role.
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Like to build things - skill in engineering, ML, and data science – an appreciation of the academic, but the ability to apply it
Are interested in global financial markets
Can tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and complexity
Have a high learning rate and a growth mindset
Work well in teams and have strong collaboration skills
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:
Python – pandas, numpy, scikit learn, pyspark, pytorch, etc
Ideally other languages, such as Rust, C, Java
ML/AI – range of architectures and methods (RL, LLM, RAG, etc)
Cloud – AWS (Sagemaker, Bedrock, ECS, etc), Snowflake
DevOps – Github, Actions and other DevSecOps tooling Technical expertise in Murex Front Office Engineering.
Sound knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, service mesh, kafka, Aeron/0mq etc
DevSecOps - GitHub Actions, Terraform, etc
Working with us
Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, 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.
We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 +8+ 6+6.
Advertising End Date: 15/05/2026
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Software Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Sydney offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
