Platform Engineer

Permanent full-time role, immediate start!

Generous package and company benefitsHybrid ways of working, Sydney CBD office (Wynyard)

About Us

At Ubank, we empower the digital generation to achieve financial success. Think of us as your daily money companion, offering a unified view of your finances with smart features and real-time insights. Save more, track spending, and achieve home ownership faster with Ubank.

The WhyThe Platform Engineer builds, maintains, and improves the shared platform capabilities that Ubank's engineering squads rely on daily, from CI/CD pipelines and golden pathway templates to observability dashboards and developer portal plugins.

You will operate across platform domains including build systems, developer tooling, and production monitoring, contributing hands-on engineering capacity under the direction of senior platform engineers.

The Platform Engineer applies GitHub Actions, OpenTelemetry, scaffolding tools, and AI-assisted development practices in a regulated banking environment, ensuring platform services are reliable, well-documented, and adopted by the squads they serve.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance GitHub Actions workflows, including job structure, triggers, environments, caching, and integration with organisational policies.
• Author and review Dockerfiles and container image build steps, ensuring builds are reproducible, scanned, and suitable for CI and deployment targets.
• Design, implement, and evolve starter templates for Node.js/TypeScript, Angular, and supporting stacks, embedding platform standards and best practices.
• Maintain scaffolding CLIs and shared configuration packages so squads receive consistent project structure, linting, formatting, and build entry points.
• Build and maintain dashboards in Grafana or Datadog giving squads consistent visibility into service health, dependencies, and SLO adherence.
• Experience3-5 years in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering, with demonstrated delivery in production environments.
• Hands-on experience in at least two of: CI/CD pipeline development, developer tooling or template engineering, and observability or monitoring systems.
• Proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript or Angular, plus exposure to at least one additional stack such as Python, React, or container-based toolchains.
• Awareness of working in a regulated environment, with familiarity applying secure-by-default and auditable practices, is desirable.
• Why Ubank?
• Innovation with impact: From meaningful work to amazing benefits, we equip you with the tools and support to drive real change - so your ideas don't just stay ideas, they become impact.
• Collaborative, supportive & fun: We believe innovation is a team sport.
• It comes from a special kind of culture that's highly collaborative and gives people the support they need to thrive.
• Build something great: Ubank is where ambition meets opportunity.
• We don't just talk about change - we give you the tools, trust, and support to make it happen.
• Freedom to be yourself: We celebrate individuality and give you the flexibility to work in ways that suit your style.
• Our hybrid working model lets you balance connection and autonomy.
• Accelerate your Career: With clear paths for career development, your potential won't just be recognised, it'll be accelerated.
• We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of our local area.
• This Sydney-based permanent role requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.
• We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and our Talent team is excited to connect with you.
• Apply now with your CV and explore this exciting opportunity!
• Please note, we're not accepting unsolicited candidate submissions from recruitment agencies.
• We work with a dedicated panel of partners, so kindly ask agencies not to contact Ubank team members directly.