Description:
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Help i mprove the quality, access and usage of our property data for consumers and customers
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Deliver high quality, scalable and elegant solutions to drive outcomes
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Permanent role based in Melbourne or Sydney
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 Senior Data Engineer role sits in the Core Property Data portfolio of PropTrack.
We are the property data engine room of REA. Our mission is to:
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Improve the quality, access and usage of our property data for consumers and customers
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Build reusable data products and patterns that unlock value stored in our data
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Create unique insights based on property, listing, user and customer data
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Invest in the reliability, quality and security of our systems and data
What the role is all about
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Designing, coding, testing, and deploying new full stack software products using a variety of technologies and platforms
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Maintaining existing products, including bug fixes and “Business as Usual” feature enhancements
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Supporting production systems
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Working with stakeholders to design high quality solutions that meet the needs of our users
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Actively contributing to and occasionally leading the implementation of major products
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Providing guidance to less experienced members of the team
Who we’re looking for
- Strong programming skills. We have systems written in Python, Typescript, Scala and a lot of SQL, and we expect you to be able to be productive in any of these environments and be an expert in at least one
- Experience with Databases technologies
- Experience with modern software development techniques such as test-driven development, microservice architecture, functional programming, and continuous delivery
- Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with the team
- Passionate about creating quality code and building excellent systems
- A desire to learn and seek out feedback
- Someone passionate about data and the latest data technology
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:
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A hybrid and flexible approach to working
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Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
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Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
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Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
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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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