Staff Software Engineer – Full Stack (Node.js, React, Next.js)

About the role

Join CommBank’s Integration Excellence team to design and deliver secure, scalable authentication experiences across the bank’s digital channels. You will own end‑to‑end solutions, influence architecture, and work with modern JavaScript technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement full‑stack authentication flows using React/Next.js front‑ends and Node.js BFF services.
• Shape API architecture with REST and GraphQL, ensuring secure token management and session handling.
• Build resilient cloud‑native services following distributed‑system patterns and engineering best practices.
• Champion clean code, automated testing, observability, CI/CD pipelines, and production reliability.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate across teams to create reusable integration patterns.

Required profile

• Strong full‑stack engineering capability with end‑to‑end technical ownership.
• Deep experience in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript, building backend or BFF services.
• Proven ability to translate high‑level requirements into scalable system designs.
• Understanding of cloud‑native, distributed architectures and authentication/identity patterns.

Required skills

• Node.js
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• React
• Next.js
• GraphQL (Apollo experience valued)
• REST API design
• Cloud‑native architecture
• CI/CD, automated testing, observability