“It begins at Bendigo Bank”

We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you. 

About the opportunity

We are looking for a passionate and collaborative Principal Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be a key influencer and a trusted advisor, providing deep technical leadership and guidance across multiple teams. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our long-term technical vision, ensuring our systems are secure, scalable, and sustainable for the communities we serve.

This is an opportunity to combine your love for architectural thinking with your hands-on technical expertise and strategic influence. You will champion modern practices, support teams in solving complex challenges, and foster a supportive and inclusive culture of engineering excellence where everyone can thrive.

In this role you’ll get to…

• Guide the evolution of our core systems and platforms, shaping technical direction through collaboration and prototyping.
• Nurture and mentor a talented community of engineers at all levels, helping to build their capabilities and confidence.
• Champion and embed best practices in testing, observability, and security to uplift engineering quality across our services.
• Act as a trusted partner to Product and Engineering leaders, helping to align technical solutions with our product strategy.
• Contribute to transformative, large-scale initiatives and share your knowledge across different teams and domains.
• Represent the engineering voice in strategic discussions, influencing decisions that have a real impact. 

What you’ll bring to the role 

To be successful in the role you will have: … 

• Highly skilled and hands-on experience in developing enterprise-wide large scale digital products with high quality meeting business outcomes and group strategy.
• A passion for software architecture, distributed systems, and creating thoughtful, large-scale platform designs.
• A collaborative spirit with experience leading and influencing technical direction in complex environments.
• A natural ability to communicate complex ideas and build strong, positive relationships with both technical and non-technical partners.
• A desire to lead through mentorship and coaching, empowering others and sharing your knowledge.
• A thoughtful approach to systems thinking, with an ability to connect tactical solutions to strategic goals. 

So, why work with us?

• Want big impact that matters? Here, you’ll know your work directly benefits the customers and communities we all serve.
• Want to be more than just a number? Join a team that truly values you – and that gets more and more diverse every day.
• Want career opportunity AND flexibility? Achieve both here, where we know that balance and progression go hand in hand.

You’ll also get access to a great range of benefits, including:

• Hybrid work? Flexible hours? A compressed work week? Our flexible work options are designed to suit your life.  We offer flexible work options that put our people first, working in a hybrid model with a minimum local Head Office attendance requirement determined by your Leader, to find a rhythm that works best for you and your team.  We believe that coming into the office some of the time is the best way to learn, stay connected and collaborate effectively, especially for key activities like team days, 1:1s, and town halls.
• Health and well-being support, including discounted gym memberships, private health insurance options, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family members.
• Take your learning to the next level through opportunities like our corporate university ‘BEN U’ or at an external provider of your choice.

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you

Could you be our newest team member? Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.  Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date, so don't delay apply now!

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds?  

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

We love the support recruitment agencies give our businesses every day, however, we have got this.  Our superstar talent advisors will reach out to our fabulous panel if we need a helping hand.

This role will be located in our brand new state of the art offices at:  555 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000