Senior Engineering Manager, AI Powered Engineering at Commonwealth Bank

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Engineering Leadership, AI-Native Engineering, Agentic Frameworks, Software Design, Operational Discipline, People Management, Technical Hygiene, Observability, Instrumentation, Developer Experience, Product Engineering Mindset, Coaching, Performance Management, Technical Debt Management, System Design, Agile Methodology

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Senior Engineering Manager, AI Powered Engineering You are an engineering leader who can build high-performing teams, shape strong engineering practices, and lead an AI-native engineering team delivering tools and workflows used at scale. AI Powered Engineering (AIPE) develops tools and workflows that help CommBank engineers use AI safely and effectively across the software development lifecycle. The team is behind Project Coral, CommBank’s agentic engineering framework and human-supervised coding agent, designed to identify and suggest improvements to technical debt across the engineering estate. This role is accountable for the AIPE engineering team’s system of work. You will lead the team’s development practices, engineering standards and technical hygiene, ensuring the team delivers fast, safely and with measurable impact, and role-models what it means to be a high-performing AI-native engineering team. You will lead up to 10 engineers embedded across six squads, creating the conditions for them to do their best work. This includes coaching, feedback, growth, performance and capability uplift. Key responsibilities Own and continuously improve the AIPE engineering team’s system of work, including development practices, technical standards, engineering hygiene, operational discipline, AI-native engineering behaviours and mechanisms for measuring value. Set clear standards for observability, instrumentation, agentic development, engineering quality and operational readiness, ensuring systems produce the signals needed to understand customer feedback and value. Drive system-level improvements that reduce toil, improve developer experience and allow AIPE engineers to focus on solving problems for internal customers. Build and embed AI-native engineering practices within the AIPE engineering team, ensuring engineers use AI responsibly, effectively and as part of everyday engineering work. Use data, engineering signals and qualitative feedback to identify bottlenecks, improve development flow and lift team effectiveness. Support the delivery and evolution of AI-powered engineering tools and workflows. Lead, coach and grow a high-performing team of engineers, with clear expectations, regular feedback, career development and a strong product engineering mindset. Create an environment of high standards, psychological safety, learning, experimentation and strong engineering craft. We’re interested in hearing from people who Have strong software engineering experience and sound judgement across design, delivery, operations and engineering practices. Can lead engineers through ambiguity while maintaining clear standards, development focus and technical discipline. Are passionate about AI-assisted and agentic engineering, and can turn emerging capability into practical, repeatable engineering practices. Understand how to build productive engineering systems within a team, not just manage individual delivery. Have a strong product engineering mindset and can connect technical decisions to customer value, feedback and measurable outcomes. Are experienced people leaders who coach, grow and hold teams to a high standard. Can build clarity, momentum and alignment across squads operating within one engineering team. Working with us At CommBank, we are using AI to improve outcomes for customers, communities and our people. You will join a team helping shape the future of engineering across one of Australia’s largest technology organisations. We support diverse backgrounds, perspectives and ways of working. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement. If this sounds like you, apply today! 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 989 696. Advertising End Date: 19/06/2026 Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day. Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

Responsibilities

Lead an AI-native engineering team to develop tools and workflows, such as Project Coral, that enhance the software development lifecycle. Accountable for the team's system of work, engineering standards, and the growth and coaching of up to 10 engineers.