Software Engineer

REA Group; Richmond; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible leave options

Parental leave

Job summary

REA Group is seeking a mid‑level full‑stack engineer to join the Advertising and Value team in Melbourne. You will help connect real estate agents with Australia’s largest property audience, shaping our core listing products and delivering value at scale.

You will work with experienced engineers across locations, apply cloud-based architectures, and contribute to design decisions while growing your technical and collaborative skills in a fast‑paced, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building full-stack web products.
• Experience designing and delivering cloud-based architectures.
• Strong knowledge of multiple programming languages (TypeScript/React/Kotlin/Java).
• Familiarity with modern software development practices (functional programming, OOP, TDD, CI/CD).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of engineers to align with technical vision.
• Inform delivery planning and design with cost/effort/quality insights.
• Stay current with new tech to influence product and system design.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of products, tech and processes.
• Engage in pair programming and autonomous work when needed.

Skills

Full-stack development

Cloud technologies

Programming languages

CI/CD

Agile

Pair programming

Communication

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Airflow

BigQuery

REST API

GraphQL

Kubernetes

Job description

• 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

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 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
• Ability to effectively work in pair programming and also independently
• Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other teams/tribes and stakeholders.

And some bonus points (and these are also things you can gain from this role):

• Experience with functional programming
• Work in a collaborative team environment and exercise pair programming on daily basis.
• Able to provide business solutions with constrains/limits and adapt to changes
• Work productively within tight deadlines in an agile environment
• Experience working in a distributed team (e.g. remote team in China) is desirable
• Experience in designing and building micro-services and distributed systems, (e.g. REST API, GraphQL, queue-based, event driven architecture with Kafka or SQS) with good performance and adequate security
• Experience in building data pipeline with Airflow Breeze, Google BigQuery, Relational Databases

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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