Introduction to Software Engineering

Build and secure a website that provides financial cybersecurity tips for our clients.

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.
Stand out in your application to Commonwealth Bank. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Commonwealth Bank. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced

6-7 hours

No grades

Optional assessment

Introductory

Welcome to the Commonwealth Bank Introduction to Software Engineering Job Simulation! We are so excited to have you here.

Our scale means unparalleled opportunity to accelerate digital innovation and positively impact customers. We’ve got some incredibly important and complex problems to solve. As Australia’s leading technology bank, we process millions of transactions every day. Around 40% of all payments made by Australians go through our systems. Whether you’re designing the apps people hold in their hands or the systems they’re delivered through, you’re determining how more than 17 million customers access their money. Your work matters.

During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Commonwealth Bank team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our software engineering team does every day. You'll learn how to build a website from scratch that includes financial cybersecurity tips for clients of Commonwealth Bank, customise that website to meet the required style guidelines and host your web page to make it accessible over the Internet.

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Commonwealth!

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Commonwealth Bank. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extracurricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Communication

CSS

Cybersecurity

HTML

Technical Documentation

Text Editing Tools

UI Design

Web Development

Web Hosting

Introduction from Commonwealth Bank

Tasks

Task One: Create a Website

1-2 hoursIntroductory

Build a local website with HTML/CSS

What you'll learn

Fundamental principles of HTML and CSS for web development.
Techniques for styling and customizing web pages.
The process of structuring and linking CSS stylesheets to HTML documents.

What you'll do

Build a simple web page titled “Tips for Financial Cybersecurity” using HTML and CSS, incorporating basic styling and customization.

Reviews

4.6

I enjoyed the practical, step-by-step approach of the simulation. It gave me an opportunity to work on realistic cybersecurity and web development tasks, including creating a website, applying style guidelines, and preparing a secure hosting proposal. I also liked that the tasks built on each other and allowed me to apply what I learned in a practical way.

Student, African Leadership University

I liked that the simulation provided practical tasks and allowed me to work through different stages of a software engineering project, from creating and styling a website to considering cybersecurity and secure hosting. It was a useful way to understand how these tasks connect to real-world software engineering work.

Student

I liked that the simulation provided practical, hands-on tasks that helped me understand software engineering concepts through real-world scenarios. The step-by-step tasks, especially building and styling a website and preparing a secure hosting proposal, made the learning process engaging and easy to follow.

Student, Banasthali University