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Staff Software Engineer
full-time•Melbourne
About this role
- Permanent role based in Melbourne
- Lead the design of mission‑critical auth platforms used across multiple products and teams.
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
The Identity team sits within the Platform Engineering pillar of Launchpad, REA’s central platform engineering group, the engine behind our engineering culture. Launchpad’s mission is to create seamless tech experiences and engaging environments that accelerate innovation across the entire company. The Identity team supports this mission across core identity territories –authentication & authorization.
We treat our platforms as products, with our fellow engineers as our customers. This means we are obsessed with reducing their cognitive load and creating paved roads that make it simple to do the right thing. As a collective, we provide the capabilities, guardrails and expertise necessary to help achieve our goal of becoming the #1 Tech Company
What the role is all about
As a Staff Engineer, you are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining technical solutions within your team. Your deep technical expertise is applied across systems that your team owns, using a variety of programming languages, databases, and cloud technologies.
You'll thrive in our platform-mindset engineering environment, where we strive to build high quality platform systems supporting across multiple markets. While delivery these high impact features, you will be providing mentoring support to the team of senior and mid-level engineers to ensure consistent and high performing engineering culture. Day to day you'll be doing:
- Develop, test, and document high-quality code adhering to REA's engineering standards.
- Lead strategic initiatives, applying deep expertise in core technical areas.
- Solve complex technical problems while mentoring team members and growing their skills.
- Collaborate with Engineering Manager to define technical direction.
- Design cross market technical solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Maintain and enhance existing products, including bug fixes and feature development.
- Drive and deliver high impact technical improvements
- Provide production support, including participation in the on-call (e.g., Day Pager) rotation.
- Mentor team members, conduct code (PR) and technical design reviews
Who we’re looking for
- Experience with Identity and Access Management systems, preferably with Auth0
- Experience working in software development tools and concepts such as GraphQL, REST, EDA, Typescript, Kotlin, Relational and NoSQL databases, Containers, BigQuery and Cloud Infrastructure. We are not expecting fluency in all of these but familiarity in them and deep understanding of a few.
- Understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SAML standards
- Event driven architectures and streaming platforms
- Infrastructure as Code and Zero Trust architecture
- Experience building platforms or shared services used by multiple teams
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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What you'll do
- As a Staff Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain technical solutions within your team, applying deep technical expertise across systems. You will also mentor team members and collaborate with stakeholders to define technical direction and deliver high-impact features.
About REA Group
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.
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.
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What does a Staff Software Engineer do at REA Group?
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