Senior Developer in Richmond, Australia

• 12-month fixed term contract

• 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 SaaS Products Tribe within the Agency Services portfolio is looking for a Full-Stack Senior Developer to join the Customer Rent squad, where you will be working on the delivery of initiatives that focus on technology enablement and product features for Rental Applications in Ignite

What the role is all about

• Working with the Lead Developer and a team of experienced developers.

• Designing, developing, testing and deploying new and existing features using a variety of technologies and platforms. You’ll be working across the full stack, it tends to be a nice blend across UI, backend and API development.

• Lead the technical aspects of initiatives, taking these initiatives from discovery to production.

• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to grow less experienced team members.

• Input into technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort and quality considerations.

• Creating and maintaining technical documentation.

• Actively developing skills and experience through continual learning and evaluation.

• Knowledge sharing, growing & mentoring other developers within the team and the wider REA community

Who we’re looking for

• Experience working as a full-stack developer.

• Highly proficient in TypeScript, Node and React for both backend and frontend development.

• Experience in API Development and micro-services.

• Experience with containerisation and cloud technology.

• Experience with modern software development techniques such as test driven development, micro-frontends, CI/CD, object orientation and functional programming.

• Good communication skills and experience collaborating with other team members.

• Approaches challenging situations with a solutions-focused mindset.

• 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.

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!

By joining, you will receive information about our working culture and life at REA, industry updates from various areas of our business, invites to our events or materials to help you succeed in interviews at REA. In addition, our recruiters will reach out to you if there’s a role that matches your interests, skills and aspirations.

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