Staff Software Engineer

About the job

Organization: At CommBank, 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 waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build Australia’s future economy.

Job Title: Staff Software Engineer (AI) Location: Bangalore Business & Team: Retail Technology

Impact & Contribution: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Cycle Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, testing, and automation, with a passion for DevOps and a systematic approach to solving complex problems. This role requires excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, experience in leading teams, and a deep understanding of the infrastructure that runs .NET applications

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Utilize AI technology to enhance software and platform engineering.

- Develop and work with AI agents to automate and accelerate engineering tasks.

- Apply advanced knowledge of generative AI technologies in software development.

- Craft and evaluate prompts to generate code, integrating AI-generated code with human-written code.

- Choose appropriate AI engines for specific tasks, ensuring alignment with project requirements.

- Drive innovation by exploring new applications of generative AI in software engineering.

- Contribute to strategic decision-making on AI integration and develop best practices for combining human and AI efforts.

- Guide platform and software engineers in adopting AI tools effectively.

- Contribute to open-source projects that automate software development using AI.

- Engage with production systems to debug issues, restore services, and drive reliability improvements.

- Establish governance, guardrails, and quality standards for AI-assisted software development.

- Build and scale production-grade GenAI solutions, including LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows.

Essential Qualifications:

- Proficiency in Python, TypeScript and Bash scripting.

- Strong understanding of AI technologies and their application in software engineering.

- Familiarity with prompt engineering and generative AI tools.

- Experience in integrating AI-generated code with human-written code.

- Ability to choose and utilize different AI engines based on project needs.

- Demonstrated thought leadership in AI-enhanced software development.

- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills.

- Experience with Agile Development Practices, Scrum, and supporting tools like JIRA, Confluence, and GitHub.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience developing and operating scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native infrastructure.

- Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and backend services using FastAPI, Flask, or similar Python frameworks.

- Experience with Agent-to-Agent (A2A) architectures, Model Context Protocol (MCP), multi-agent systems, and AI agent orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, PydanticAI, or similar technologies.

- Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS). Exposure to Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, and cloud-native AI tooling is a plus.

- Knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, monitoring, and observability practices.

- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

- Education Qualification:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering in Computer Science/Information Technology.

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.

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