Software Engineer - 2 positions available

News Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & flexible work

Flexible leave options

Flexible parental leave

Because We Care program

Hackdays

Job summary

REA Group in Melbourne is seeking 2 mid-level Software Engineers to join the Commerce Platforms tribe. You will design and develop scalable B2B and D2C commerce solutions, partnering with product, pricing, and marketing to drive growth.

You will write clean, well-tested code, use AI-assisted coding tools, participate in design discussions, and own features from conception to production. A strong full-stack background and cloud experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in at least one programming language.
• Proficient with full-stack development across front-end, back-end, and data layers.
• Experience building scalable cloud-based applications and services.
• Strong testing mindset with unit and integration tests.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable platform solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Write clean, testable code with comprehensive coverage for reliability and performance.
• Leverage AI coding tools to improve delivery efficiency and quality.
• Participate in design reviews, architecture planning, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in development and production environments.
• Refactor and improve existing codebases to reduce technical debt.
• Share knowledge via pairing, documentation, and tech talks.
• Own work from conception to production and monitor post-deployment.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on technical solutions.
• Run on-call rotations to support the 'you build it, you run it' ethos.
• Stay current with industry trends and optimize performance and security.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

Full-stack development

Agile & Kanban

Cross-functional teamwork

GitHub Copilot / AI-assisted coding

Unit & integration testing

Cloud environments AWS/GCP

CI/CD BuildKite

GraphQL & REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Java / Kotlin / Scala

TypeScript & React

PostgreSQL / DynamoDB / Redis

Docker

AWS microservices

Monitoring tools (Splunk / New Relic)

Security best practices

On-call / incident management

Problem solving & debugging

Communication of technical concepts

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Redis

DynamoDB

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

BuildKite

Job description

• 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.

Join our Talent Neighbourhood

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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