Principal Software Engineer

Bankwest • Village of Broadalbin, NY

2d

About The Position

You are passionate about modern technology stacks and working to deliver better outcomes for Bankwests’s customers, employees, and the wider community We are embarking on an exciting Digital Transformation program and are ready to push the boundaries and deliver engineering best practices to elevate the digital experience of our customers Together we will innovate the future of banking with state-of-the-art AI Powered Engineering solutions Do work that matters Bankwest has a rich heritage. We’re proud to be part of the fabric of Western Australia with a strong culture built on local support. We’ve always been innovative, evolving over time to look after a growing regional market and seeking out new customers. With the support of a strong partner in CBA, we share a belief in the value of our brand, our potential for growth and a big aspirational Vision. 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. See yourself in our team Bankwest's Technology Division develops and executes all technical change within the organisation ensuring the leverage of technology to deliver the Bankwest strategy. The Division works on a wide variety of technologies and projects with the support of a dedicated team in an Agile methodology. Our team is responsible for the world-leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of the bank – from product platforms for our customers, to essential tools within our business. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role within the Core Product Platform, reporting directly to the Crew Lead. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the technical evolution of our core banking systems, modernising legacy applications, driving engineering excellence, and shaping the future of our platform. You’ll bring deep technical and domain expertise to design solutions for complex challenges. A key part of your role will be driving DevSecOps adoption and streamlining delivery by building efficient pipelines. With a strong security-first mindset, you’ll champion best practices from the first line of code and inspire others to invest in their craft, delivering world-class applications.

Requirements

• A proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale, complex engineering initiatives using Java, .NET, JavaScript frameworks.
• Proven experience in modernising monolithic applications, including decomposition strategies and migration to microservices.
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred), including infrastructure-as-code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of mainframe environments and their integration with modern platforms.
• Good understanding of core banking systems.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, automation tooling, and site reliability engineering (SRE) principles.
• Exposure to AI/ML technologies, including Generative AI (e.g., GPT), and agentic AI approaches.
• Proficient in agile development methodologies and iterative experimentation from idea to prototype to pilot to product.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall engineering leadership for Bankwest Technology – Core Product Platform, including software, systems, quality and site reliability.
• Possesses full-cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing, release, and ongoing maintenance.
• Designs and implements innovative technical solutions to complex problems, including onboarding and migrating to new tooling as well as removing obsolete systems and code.
• Drives automation practices and DevSecOps journey for the platform.
• Are well versed with solution architecture, technology blueprints, engineering roadmaps, and translating the project vision into actionable plans.
• Actively embraces and integrates AI-driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance our engineering workflows and product capabilities.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and ability to define long-term technical direction for teams and organisations.
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with a passion for upskilling engineers and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Encourages risk-taking and constructively challenges the status quo while influencing stakeholders at various levels and building diverse and inclusive teams.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees