Staff AdTech Engineer: Architect & Scale Ad Platforms

REA Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Birthday leave and purchasing extra-le

Flexible parental leave

Because We Care volunteering leave

Hackdays for ideas

Job summary

REA Group in Australia is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape AdTech architecture for high-scale advertising across web and app. You will lead design, delivery, and strategic decisions, partnering with product, engineering, and commercial teams.

You will mentor engineers, own critical systems end-to-end, write robust code, and stay ahead of industry advancements. This role offers hybrid work from Melbourne or Sydney and a culture that values impact, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in high-scale systems.
• AdTech or digital advertising experience is a bonus.
• Expert in API development including REST/GraphQL and distributed event-driven architectures.
• Strong cloud experience (AWS and/or GCP) and production system ownership.
• Proficient in modern software practices: TDD, microservices, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of REA’s AdTech architecture and platforms.
• Partner with Engineers, Product, Sales and Ad Operations to drive technical discovery and solutions.
• Write robust backend code, APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven components across the stack.
• Prototype and validate ideas quickly, guiding teams through uncertainty.
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar for engineering quality, practices and health.

Skills

API development

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Microservices

TDD

CI/CD

Leadership

Mentoring

Observability

Databases

Tools

REST

GraphQL

Job description

REA Group in Australia is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape AdTech architecture for high-scale advertising across web and app. You will lead design, delivery, and strategic decisions, partnering with product, engineering, and commercial teams.

You will mentor engineers, own critical systems end-to-end, write robust code, and stay ahead of industry advancements. This role offers hybrid work from Melbourne or Sydney and a culture that values impact, collaboration, and continuous learning.