Backend Engineer

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It’s more than a career at NAB. It’s about more meaningful work, more global opportunities and more innovation beyond boundaries .

Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth, you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You’ll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.

NAB has established NAB Innovation Centre India as a centre for operations and technology excellence to support NAB deliver faster, better, and more personalized experience to customers and colleagues.

At NAB India, we’re ramping-up and growing at a very fast pace. Our passionate leaders recruit and develop high performing people, empowering them to deliver exceptional outcomes to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and our communities.

Role

As a Principal Engineer, you will lead the design and architecture for the consolidation of microservices and the development of a Supergraph at NAB. You’ll drive technical vision, mentor teams, and ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture and design for Enterprise Integration Platforms like Supergraph platform, Enterprise Events, Servicemesh.

• Lead with data to guide engineering leaders in adopting modern practices across the bank.

• Define best practices for GraphQL Federation, Java Spring Boot microservices, and event-driven systems.

• Collaborate with teams across Australia, Vietnam, and India, with opportunities for cross-border engagement. Depending on project needs, you may also experience short-term travel and gain exposure to international work environments.

• Mentor teams in cloud-native development (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevOps practices, and secure coding.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including but not limited to AI/ML where relevant.

• Set performance, scalability, and security standards for the platform.

Key Qualifications:

•  12-14 years of backend development and system design experience.

• Expertise in GraphQL, Supergraph (Apollo Federation preferred), Java Spring Boot microservices.

•  Working knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js.

•  Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, specifically AWS (ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, etc.).

• Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, service mesh, and observability practices.

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

•  Exposure to AI/ML platforms and architecture is a plus.

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone:

Our goal is to foster a culture that fills us with pride, rooted in trust and respect. NAB is committed to creating a positive and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to embrace their true, authentic selves. A diverse and inclusive workplace where our differences are celebrated, and our contributions are valued. It’s a huge part of what makes NAB such a special place to be.

More focus on you:

We’re committed to delivering a positive experience for our colleagues and a workplace you can be proud of. We support our colleagues to balance their careers and personal life through flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing and competitive financial and lifestyle benefits. We invest in our colleagues through world class development programs (Distinctive Leadership and Career Qualified in Banking), and empower you to learn, grow and pursue exciting career opportunities

Join NAB India:

This is your chance to join NAB India and along with your experience and expertise to help shape an innovation driven organisation that focuses on making a positive impact in the lives of its customers, colleagues and communities

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