Software Engineer - 2 positions available
Skills
About the role
Build scalable technology powering REA’s end-to-end B2B and D2C commerce platforms and help shape better customer experiences.
We’re looking for 2 mid-level Engineers to join our Commerce Platforms tribe
Permanent role based in Melbourne
We're REA
With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-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 (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/#our-awards) two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.
Where the team fits in
The Software Engineer role will be a part of a team in Advertising and Value belonging to Commerce Platforms tribe. The mission of the Commerce Platforms tribe is to enable end‑to‑end commerce across REA by configuring, pricing, selling, contracting, billing, and collecting payments. It delivers scalable B2B and D2C solutions for fast product launches and great customer experiences, while partnering across Product, Pricing, Sales, Finance, Customer, and Marketing to drive business growth.
What the role is all about
Design and develop robust, scalable solutions for our platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams (in the squad/portfolio level) to deliver high-quality products.
Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive test coverage to ensure reliability and performance.
Effective use of AI tools such as Github co-pilot, claude code or similar to enable delivery efficiency.
Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and architecture planning to ensure alignment with our technical vision.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, both in development and production environments.
Continuously refactor and improve existing codebases, reducing technical debt and enhancing system performance.
Share knowledge across teams through pairing sessions, documentation, and technical presentations.
Own assigned work from conception to production, including monitoring and maintaining them post-deployment.
Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Participate in on-call rotations to support our "you build it, you run it" philosophy.
Stay current with industry trends and technologies, suggesting improvements to our technology stack when appropriate.
Contribute to engineering best practices and help establish technical standards across the organisation.
Who we’re looking for
Working knowledge of agile & kanban methodologies and experience in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
Strong full-stack skills, with expertise and desire for working across front-end, back-end & data driven systems
Proficient in using github co-pilot, claude-code or similar tools to assist with effective coding
Strong quality mindset and experience around building and maintaining unit & integration testing suites
Experience building and maintaining scalable applications and services in cloud environments (AWS/GCP).
Proficiency in CI/CD (BuildKite) pipelines, deployment strategies.
Hands-on experience and proven track record with some of the following technology:
GraphQL and RESTful APIs
Event-driven Architecture (EDA)
At least one JVM-based languages (Scala, Kotlin, or Java)
React with TypeScript & CSS
Database technologies (relational or NoSQL eg. Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis)
Working with containerisation (Docker)
AWS technologies and micro-services architecture
3+ years of experience in software development, with demonstrable expertise in at least one programming language.
Monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, New Relic, PagerDuty, Cloudwatch
Good understanding of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms.
Great problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex issues across various system layers on the application/infrastructure level.
Great communication skills, able to articulate and communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with being on call, in triaging & managing incidents
Familiarity with security best practices and performance optimisation techniques like caching strategies and core web vitals.
Demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery of business value.
Self-motivated with a growth mindset and willingness to learn new technologies and approaches.
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 (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/news-and-insights/blog/how-we-help-our-people/) 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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Keen to be part of REA but didn't find a perfect match with this opportunity? Perhaps the timing isn't right? You should join our Talent Neighbourhood! (https://rea.to/careers-talentneighbourhood)
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