- Permanent role based in Melbourne
- Join a collaborative team where you can work with modern cloud and data technologies while building products that improve the mortgage lifecycle.
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 role is based within the Mortgage Solutions team in the Financial Services business, supporting the Mortgage Choice and PropTrack brands. Mortgage Solutions provides lenders and mortgage brokers with tools that enhance efficiency in property valuation and risk assessment across the full mortgage lifecycle.
What the role is all about
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining our products in a collaborative team environment. You will work with a range of programming languages, databases and cloud technologies to deliver high-quality solutions.
In this role, you will:
- Design, code, test and deploy data products using a variety of technologies and platforms
- Maintain and enhance existing products, including bug fixes and BAU feature improvements
- Ensure the reliability, availability and security of our systems and data
- Play a key role in developing new services and modernising our existing technical infrastructure
Who we’re looking for
- End-to-end ownership of the software product lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, release, and production support
- Hands-on experience with AWS (Lambdas, RDS, Dynamo, S3, EC2)
- Hands-on database development experience, including strong T-SQL and stored procedure skills
- Proven experience in database design, data pipelines, and analytics platforms
- Practical experience in performance tuning and optimization, applying secure coding practices, and designing for scalability, reliability, and resilience
- Experience building ETL systems using technologies such as Airflow or SSIS
- Experience building solutions with Node.js, TypeScript, and serverless environments
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and authentication schemes
- Ability to deep-dive into data and APIs to diagnose issues and uncover insights
- Understanding of BigQuery and data warehouse concepts
- Experience working with build pipelines, Docker, and modern continuous integration and delivery practices
- A genuine passion for data and for keeping up to date with modern data technologies
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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Skills Required
- End-to-end ownership of the software product lifecycle (design, coding, testing, release, production support)
- Hands-on experience with AWS (Lambdas, RDS, Dynamo, S3, EC2)
- Hands-on database development experience, including strong T-SQL and stored procedure skills
- Proven experience in database design, data pipelines, and analytics platforms
- Practical experience in performance tuning and optimization, secure coding, and designing for scalability, reliability, and resilience
- Experience building ETL systems using Airflow or SSIS
- Experience building solutions with Node.js, TypeScript, and serverless environments
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and authentication schemes
- Ability to deep-dive into data and APIs to diagnose issues and uncover insights
- Understanding of BigQuery and data warehouse concepts
- Experience working with build pipelines, Docker, and modern CI/CD practices
- A genuine passion for data and keeping up to date with modern data technologies
What We Do
REA Group (ASX: REA) is a leading digital business with more than 2,800 people working towards changing the way the world experiences property. We help people with all aspects of their property experience – not just buying, selling, and renting. We deliver unparalleled value to our customers with a suite of un-matched integrated products and services while providing access to the largest and most engaged audience of Australian property seekers. Our unique consumer experiences cover every stage of the property journey offering the richest content, data and insights, property valuation estimates and home financing solutions. REA is focused on supporting a sustainable future is a Climate Active certified carbon neutral organisation. Our people are the key to our success and come to work every day living our values. They are purpose driven and collaborate, which drives our innovative culture.
