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REA Group Senior Developer in Richmond, Australia
Join a collaborative team that deliver upon our key consumer strategy
Sustainability - We are certified carbon neutral and committed to reducing our impact on the environment.
Charities – We have long-term partnerships with charities working to address homelessness.
We're REA
REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-rea-group/) is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business, specialising in property.
With bold and ambitious goals, we are 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 be 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
The Senior Developer role sits in the Enquiries squad that supports the Consumer team in building Consumer features across the Real Estate website.
What the role is all about
This role sits within Consumer, Consumer Marketplaces Portfolio. The Enquiries squad is a full-stack development driven team that focus mainly on solving Consumer and Customer problems related to the Enquiries process and pipeline. The squad has a strong focus to review the current Consumer experience of submitting Enquiries on our platform and translating that to Customer value by presenting Customers with potential leads for their business.
We are looking for a Senior Back-end Developer who is passionate about supporting the Consumer experience. You will be working collaboratively with our product and technical team members to help deliver and support REA’s main website. The Senior Developer supports the team in the following ways:
Help design, implement and maintain our Real estate Web features and Back-end capabilities specifically surrounding the Enquiries process
Input into 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
Proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of products, technology, processes and team development
Actively develop skills and experience through continual learning and evaluation
Maintaining and supporting production systems and users in different capacities (custodianship, business hours pager, help channel requests
Who we’re looking for
Someone with a few runs on the board
Experience working in full-stack development is highly valued
3+ years of experience working in back-end development
Proficiency in one or more of our primary programming languages - Kotlin, Java, Scala etc.
Experience building and maintaining production services and data pipelines
Developed skills in software development techniques such as object orientation, functional programming, test driven development and continuous delivery
Open to learning other languages and frameworks that support our technical direction
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment
Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens
Work productively in a fast paced and agile environment
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 hybrid and flexible approach to working
Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing
Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.
Hack Days so you can bring your big ideas to life
Performance recognition programs because hard work should never go unnoticed
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 - be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. 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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