Developer

• Company REA Group
• No. of Openings 10+
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type on-site

Job Description :

With us, you’ll experience Belonging. You’ll be part of our Stack Stars squad within Consumer Membership & Property. The Stack Stars squad has end-to-end responsibility for the Personalisation Stack as well as onboarding teams from across REA on their Personalisation journey. The goal of Personalisation is to deliver features to the realestate.com.au website & mobile experience that engage users beyond the traditional property purchase and sale events REA is so well known for.

This role supports the team in the following ways:

• Contributing to development of a new or uplifting existing data pipelines and APIs using Scala, as well as data platform technology such as Kafka, Apache Flink, BigQuery and Airflow.
• Inform delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort and quality considerations
• Keep abreast of the latest technology advancements to inform product and technical design. We love trying out and learning from, new tech.
• Maintaining and supporting production systems and users in different capacities (custodianship, business hours pager, help channel requests).
• Learning – we are constantly learning together, mentoring each other and striving to do things better.
• Proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of products, technology, process and team development
• Sharing responsibility for all operational aspects of the software that we build, in support of our “you build it; you run it” philosophy where dev-ops is a part of everyday life.
   

Who We’re Looking For

• A developer with few runs on the board
• Strong programming skills. We build new systems mainly in Scala, but also own systems in other languages such as Typescript, Java, Ruby and Python, so you should be proficient in one of those and have some familiarity with or willingness to learn others.
• Experience with modern software development techniques such as test-driven development, microservice architecture, functional programming, and continuous delivery.
• An understanding of common testing practices
• Open to learning other languages and frameworks that support our technical direction
• Excellent communication skills
• Work productively in a fast paced and agile environment
   

But we don’t just look for someone based on their skills and expertise. It’s our connection, acceptance and genuine care for each other that makes REA a great place to work. That means you also need to be:

• Savvy minded and have curiosity to think a little left of field / outside the box
• A strong and creative communicator
• Friendly, approachable and have good relationship management skills
• An avid contributor to our inclusive culture - we celebrate different perspectives and all play an active role in creating a sense of belonging
   

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. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.

We offer:

• A flexible working environment, meaning we strike the balance of what you need and what works for the business (and yes, our leaders fully understand the benefits of working flexibly)
• A hybrid approach to the future of work - https://rea.to/hybrid-working
• Generous and flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Summer Fridays – time back to focus on your wellness every Friday afternoon from December through to March
• Because We Care program which includes volunteer leave and community grants, to ensure you have the opportunity to give back to your community
• Hack Days for you to bring so you can bring your big ideas to life in a supportive learning environment
• An additional day of leave just for your birthday