Staff Software Engineer, Unloan - Acquisition Crew (TypeScript, Next.js, Gr at Commonwealth Bank

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

TypeScript, Next.js, GraphQL, Cloud, DevOps, Containerization, AI, Automation, Quality, Observability, Technical Leadership, Full-Stack Development, Agile, Software Engineering, Problem Solving, Mentorship, Collaboration

Industry

Financial Services

Description

We’re seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack) to drive innovation and build world-class products using TypeScript, Next.js and GraphQL. You have deep technical expertise, a passion for innovation (GenAI), and the drive to deliver exceptional user experiences. Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading engineering, technology, and innovation. Do work that matters: We’re Unloan – a forward-thinking business looking to revolutionise the lending industry. We’re a modern, agile, standalone brand backed by the Commonwealth Bank and we’re building the future of digital home lending. As the Staff Software Engineer working for Unloan at CBA, you will help drive business growth by driving innovation at the intersection of technology, security, and intelligent automation. You will help lead the strategic design and architecture of Unloan’s platform, delivering complex, high-performance services and products that redefine digital lending. Operating in a full-stack, full-cycle engineering environment, you will build complex and highly scalable designs working with TypeScript, Next.js and GraphQL, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable solutions from inception to production. You will be joining in the Acquisition Crew in Unloan where you will drive building amazing experiences to support new customers who are looking to apply for a home loan. Using Agentic AI approaches coupled with an experimentation mindset, you will be working to help supercharge Unloan’s acquisition funnel. You will also be working closely with Unloan’s CTO to streamline and accelerate delivery. Through technical leadership and a deep systems mindset, you will help shape a smarter, safer, and more autonomous future for digital finance. See yourself in our team: CBA’s Technology unit delivers world-class digital banking and safeguards the bank’s systems through leadership in data, infrastructure, cyber security, and resilience. It also empowers over 53,000 employees with cutting-edge workplace technology and tools to enhance collaboration and customer outcomes. Join the Unloan technology team, part of CBA’s wider Digital and Technology Home Buying division within the Digital Technology function, where we’re redefining home lending from the ground up. Unloan is a digital-first platform built like a startup but backed by the scale and trust of CommBank. We’re transforming a traditionally slow, complex process into a seamless, transparent, and empowering experience for our customers. Our technology is cloud-native, GraphQL-driven, data-informed, and secure by design, enabling faster decisions, smarter automation, and continuous innovation. Every design and engineering choice supports our mission to make home loans fairer, simpler, and more rewarding, from effortless applications to our automatic loyalty discount that lowers rates every year At Unloan, innovation meets impact. You’ll work with a tight-knit, high-performing team of engineers, designers, and product thinkers who believe technology can make banking better. We combine the agility of a startup with the strength and stability of Australia’s largest bank, moving fast, experimenting boldly, and shipping meaningful features that change how Australians experience home ownership. Unloan is where modern engineering creates real-world impact. We’re interested in hearing from people who: Are hands-on engineers - applying deep expertise building full-stack solutions involving TypeScript, Next.js, and GraphQL and have a solid understanding of what excellent looks like. Know and are interested in the details – both technical, business and people – in order to drive technology strategy, align engineering decisions with Unloan’s business goals, ensuring technology directly advances customer and product outcomes. Lead complex initiatives, own cross-team technical programs from concept to delivery, bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous problems. Shape and evolve architecture, design scalable, distributed systems and drive pragmatic architectural evolution that supports long-term growth. Elevate engineering culture - mentor peers, set high technical standards, and act as a force-multiplier to uplift the entire engineering team. Balance speed and quality, deliver sustainable outcomes by combining rapid iteration with strong engineering fundamentals. Champion innovation and curiosity, bring passion for FinTech and home lending, contributing ideas, learning continuously, and solving hard problems creatively. Tech skills Modern JavaScript Stack: Advanced proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, Next. js, and GraphQL, with a mindset for continual learning and applying emerging technologies in real-world solutions. Hands-On Engineering: Comfortable being deep in the code, building complex initiatives, applying Agentic Software Engineering, solving challenging problems, and driving strategic product delivery from concept to deployment. Front-End Craftsmanship: Skilled in Tailwind CSS, Shadcn, and modern UI frameworks, bringing design systems and responsive interfaces to life with precision and scalability. Cloud, DevOps & Containerization: Experienced in Azure or AWS environments, Docker (bonus for Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD practices using tools such as GitHub Actions, TeamCity, and Octopus Deploy. AI & Agentic Automation: Practical exposure to Generative AI concepts, frameworks, and tooling, with an understanding of agentic AI for automation in both developer efficiency and building customer experiences. This requires a mindset that is keen to, experiment and learn as the space evolves. Quality & Observability: Strong focus on reliability through test automation (e. g., Jest, Storybook, Playwright) and the use of modern observability platforms to ensure performance, insight, and scalability. Technical Leadership & Growth Mindset: Ability to lead teams through complex technical challenges, foster collaboration, and explore new technologies ad hoc, driving innovation in FinTech and product-led environment. 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: 03/02/2026 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

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will drive innovation and build complex, high-performance services and products for Unloan's platform. You will lead the strategic design and architecture while ensuring secure and scalable solutions from inception to production.