Developer – Proptrack in Sydney, Australia

• 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

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-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 (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/#our-awards) 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 in the Focus Squad which is part of PropTrack. As a part of Focus squad, You will be working on REA property valuations systems. The team works closely with major lending organisations of Australia in delivering new business solutions. The team is diverse with presence in Australia and Xi’an. The systems we work with bring us good challenges and scope for learning new technologies

What the role is all about

• We are looking for a 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 Developer supports the team in the following ways:

• Help design, implement and maintain our Real estate Web features 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

• Demonstrated experience working in one or more of our programming languages

• Experience building APIs using Kotlin, Java, Scala, Typescript etc.

• Experience working in back-end services that use GraphQL, Protobufs or gRPC.

• Developed skills in software development techniques such as object orientation, functional programming, test driven development, micro-services 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.

Some of our Perks & Benefits (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/news-and-insights/blog/how-we-help-our-people/) 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.

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! (https://rea.to/careers-talentneighbourhood)