Principal Engineer

Overview

Lead architecture & technical excellence for finance products on REA's platforms

Key Responsibilities

• solution architecture
• system optimization
• cross‑squad design
• engineering mentoring
• strategic alignment
• external engagement

Tasks

-Engage externally to share expertise and showcase REA’s leadership in engineering and innovation, further building the organisation’s reputation. -You will be a key driver in improving our systems, ensuring our platforms adhere to enterprise-grade standards and maintain optimal health. You will help shape strategic decisions, advising where to invest effort to improve system quality and optimise the processes that support them. -As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in defining and overseeing the solution architecture and design of our systems. -Coach and mentor experienced engineers, enabling the growth of future technical leaders in engineering and architecture within your domain. -Design high-quality, cross-squad solutions in collaboration with a diverse set of stakeholders, ensuring interoperability across systems in the value chain. -This role involves aligning technical strategies with the Head of Engineering, Engineering Managers (EMs), and Product Managers to influence squad direction. You will ensure product strategy and technology remain closely aligned and participate in product discovery by delivering early solution validation to steer impactful innovation. You'll be guiding the work of multiple engineering squads within our tribes. -While your primary focus will be on architecture and setting the benchmark for technical excellence, this is also a deeply hands-on position. You'll work closely with teams to prototype solutions, contribute critical code, and tackle complex engineering challenges using agile practices.

Requirements

• .net
• react
• aws
• gcp
• bachelor's
• 8+ years

What You Bring

-Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. -Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical, creative and problem-solving skills. -Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in .NET and TypeScript/React. Deep understanding of event-driven microservices and API-first design on AWS and GCP. Experience delivering containerised and serverless workloads. -System Performance: Deep understanding of performance optimisation for distributed systems. -Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership and non-technical audiences. -Business Alignment: Ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. -Experience: 8+ years in software engineering and architecture for enterprise-scale systems. -Integration & Architecture: Expertise in designing domain-aligned boundaries and establishing architectural standards. Experience integrating CRM platforms (HubSpot, Salesforce), enterprise identity providers, and customer data platforms with event pipelines. -Leadership & mentorship: Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams, without direct authority. Strong track record of coaching and mentoring engineers.

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Benefits

-Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity -Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave -A hybrid and flexible approach to working -Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers -Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

About Rea Group

-Flagship platforms like realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au attract millions of users monthly across Australia and beyond. -International expansion included acquisitions in Europe, Asia, and North America, spanning Italy, Luxembourg, India, and the US. -Its services span residential, commercial, and industrial property advertising, mortgage brokering, and property analytics. -Blended agile tech culture: cloud-native, multi-language engineering teams driving user-centric innovation. -Notable moves: controlling atHome in Europe, merging SEA assets with PropertyGuru, and eyeing stakes in the UK’s Rightmove.

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