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Lead Software Engineer
full-time•Cremorne
About this role
Company Description
About SEEK
At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and to help organisations succeed.
By joining us, you’ll be part of a multi-national technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility – it’s where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.
Why join us?
Be part of a multi-national tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges for our customers while building a flexible, exciting career – one that could take you anywhere.
We’re looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment. As one of Asia Pacific’s largest tech companies, you’ll contribute to multi-lingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region.
Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team. Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences and courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.
Job Description
About the role
You will lead engineering in AIPS Recommendations, enabling AI/ML services that match quality candidates to jobs.
You will design and own scalable components, evolve system architecture, and ensure production reliability and non-functional SLAs.
You will coordinate delivery to roadmaps, support algorithm experiments, and turn results into platform improvements.
You will lead a small team of engineers, provide line management, and coach for growth. You will collaborate with Data Science, Product, and stakeholders to influence product evolution across SEEK’s global services.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, maintain scalable, high-performance services
- Own architecture aligned to SEEK engineering principles
- Ensure consistent uptime; troubleshoot; meet non-functional SLAs
- Coordinate design and delivery to agreed roadmaps
- Support experiments; apply results to improve platforms
- Lead engineers; manage performance and career development
- Collaborate with Data Science and Product to drive decisions
Qualifications
Skills and experience
- Bachelor’s in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent experience
- 10+ years software engineering with hands-on coding
- Proficient in Python, Scala or Java; strong SQL; Linux/Bash
- Deep AWS experience (EC2, ECS, SQS, SNS, Lambda, S3, SageMaker)
- Experience with serverless, containers, CI/CD and modern DevOps
- Proven ability to build resilient, scalable systems
Additional Information
At SEEK we offer:
- Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role
- Annual Performance Bonus Plan
- Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us. Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
For this role, only those with eligible right to work will be considered.
SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.
What you'll do
- You will lead engineering in AIPS Recommendations, enabling AI/ML services that match quality candidates to jobs. You will design and own scalable components, evolve system architecture, and ensure production reliability and non-functional SLAs.
About SEEK
SEEK is a global leader in employment marketplaces, solving real problems for our customers and connecting the right people with the right work. Our platforms are used by approximately 60 million candidates worldwide, we have relationships with over 450,000 hirers and exposure to around 900 million people, which means we really know the markets we are operating in.
With an international presence that spans Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia, your career can take you in many directions at SEEK.
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What does a Lead Software Engineer do at SEEK?
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Is the Lead Software Engineer position at SEEK remote?
The Lead Software Engineer position at SEEK is based in Cremorne, Tasmania, Australia. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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