Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• ● Join a dynamic team at the forefront of property innovation, where diverse ideas drive impactful solutions and cutting-edge technology shapes the future of real estate.
• ● Permanent role based in Melbourne
• ● 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 Engineering role sits within our Advertising and Value part of the business. The role will sit in a team that believes in changing the way people experience property. They do this by connecting real estate agents with the largest property seeking audience in Australia. The team is responsible for driving sustainable growth in Residential's core listing products and ensure we provide superior customer value on realestate.com.au.
• ● What the role is all about
• ● Working with a team of experienced full stack engineers (Melbourne and Xi'An)
• ● Working with Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager and Staff Engineer to ensure our solution is line with our technical vision
• ● Informing delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort, and quality considerations
• ● Keeping abreast of the latest technology advancements to inform product and technical design
• ● Proactively contributing to the continuous improvement of products, technology, process and team development
• ● Actively developing skills and experience through continual learning and evaluation
• ● Who we're looking for
• ● We are looking for a mid-level Engineer who has a passion to learn new programming languages particularly functional programming (such as Kotlin and Typescript). Below are some of the attributes we are looking for in a candidate:
• ● Developed skills in building full-stack web products
• ● Developed skills in designing and building systems with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS EC2, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, basic networking etc..)
• ● Developed skills in two or more programming languages - (e.g.TypeScript/React/Kotlin/Java)
• ● Developed skills in modern software development techniques (e.g. functional programming, object oriented programming, test-driven development and CI/CD)
• ● Experienced in agile environment and systems development life cycle