Staff Software Engineer - iOS

Lead and elevate native iOS engineering practices across the domain
Contribute to DevSecOps practices and operational excellence across CI/CD and cloud environments
Drive architectural direction for scalable, modular, and testable mobile applications
Do work that matters
As a Staff iOS Engineer, you will be a technical lead within our Digital squad — shaping native mobile architecture, uplifting engineering standards, and driving world-class customer experiences within Commbank Mobile and NetBank.
Together, we are building tomorrow’s bank today — using world-leading engineering practices, modern Apple-native technologies, and AI-enabled platforms.
See yourself in our team
Join the Plan, Save and Grow squad within Digital Crew in Retail Technology. We help customers have more control of their finances, allowing them to plan and make better decisions with their money.
As a senior technical lead within iOS engineering, you will:
Champion modern iOS development using Swift and SwiftUI
Promote platform excellence across accessibility, performance, security, and reliability
Implement and advocate Apple Human Interface Guidelines and platform best practices
Mentor and guide engineers in writing clean, maintainable, well-tested Swift code
Make key architectural decisions and translate them into pragmatic, production-ready solutions
Collaborate with backend, AI, and platform teams to integrate Python-based Agentic LLM services into secure mobile experiences
Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps and innovation initiatives.
We’re interested in hearing from people who:
You are a technical leader, who can influence design decisions and provide architectural guidance to squads. You bring strong full-cycle engineering capability and are committed to engineering excellence, code quality and knowledge sharing.
Extensive experience building native iOS applications using Swift – strong proficiency in SwiftUI and UIKit (where applicable)
Deep understanding of iOS architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularisation), concurrency (async/await, combine, structured concurrency), performance optimisation and memory management, accessibility and inclusive design, secure mobile development practices
Experience monitoring app health, crash analytics, and observability tools (AppD, Firebase, AppDynamics, Observe, Obstack)
Experience building feature-based, modular mobile architectures
Strong knowledge of Apple Human Interface Guidelines and platform conventions.
CI/CD experience (Artifactory, GitHub, GitHub Actions) and familiarity with public cloud environments (AWS preferred)
Experience working with REST/GraphQL APIs and backend integrations
Exposure to Next.js, TypeScript, React, and familiarity with .NET environments (nice to have)
Working with us
At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support please contact 1800 989 696.
If this sounds like you, apply now!
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