• Permanent role based in Melbourne

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step – whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.

Where the team fits in

This Software Engineer role sits within the Consumer Group, in the Connect team. Our team designs, builds, and optimizes the core property lead enquiry experience across various REA platforms on both web and mobile. Our mission is to redefine connection moments to establish valuable links between members (our audience) and property professionals (our customers), ensuring consistent and personalised experiences, smooth, frictionless engagement across platforms and attribution of the leads REA delivers.

What the role is all about

• Collaborate in a cross-functional team environment with engineers, product designers and product managers to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Design, implement, test and deploy software solutions using full-stack technologies, balancing work between frontend and backend development.
• Provide technical guidance and support to federating teams while maintaining high quality standards.
• Participate in agile development processes with a focus on iterative experimentation and data-driven decision making.
• Engage in continuous learning and contribute to the broader technical community through mentorship and knowledge sharing.
• Communicate technical options, progress and ideas effectively to product teams and other stakeholders.
• Participate in incident management and day pager support processes as needed.
• Take ownership of code and systems following the "you build it, you own it" principle.

Who we’re looking for

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Strong collaborative skills with ability to work effectively in high-performing, cross-functional teams.
• Solid technical knowledge of web technologies and modern software development environments.
• Experience developing scalable, high-performance software products.
• Proficiency / familiarity in some of the following technology areas/concepts:
  • GraphQL and RESTful APIs
  • Event-driven Architecture (EDA) and Kafka
  • JVM-based languages (Scala, Kotlin, or Java)
  • React with TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL and containerisation (Docker)
  • AWS and micro-services architecture
  • Ruby (Not necessary but would be a great to have skill!)
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Solutions-focused approach to problem-solving, particularly in complex situations.
• Commitment to contributing to a diverse and inclusive team culture.
• Technical decision-making skills that align with product and tech strategy.
• Dedication to improving systems health and reducing technical debt.

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

Some of our Perks & Benefits include:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

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