Engineering Manager – Full Stack Full Time

Engineering Manager Full Stack

About REA Group

In 1995, in a garage in Melbourne, Australia, REA Group was born from a simple question: Can we change the way the world experiences property?

Could we? Yes. Are we done? Never.

Fast forward 30 years, REA Group is a market leader in online real estate in three continents and continuing to grow rapidly across the globe. The secret to our growth is staying true to that day one mindset; the hunger to innovate, the ambition to change the world, and the curiosity to reimagine the future.

Our new Tech Center in Cyber City is dedicated to accelerating REA Groups global technology delivery through relentless innovation. Were looking for the best technologists, inventors and leaders in India to join us on this exciting new journey.

If youre excited by the prospect of creating something magical from scratch, then read on.

What the role is all about:

• We’re seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (8-12 years experience) who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys being hands-on tackling technical challenges and leading teams to deliver innovative solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across the globe, leading the design, development, and optimization of features to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions that deliver exceptional user experiences.
• This role sits in the Media Team, within the Advertising portfolio. The Media team helps consumers share, rent, buy, sell and enjoy property, by connecting them with all sorts of products and services to help them along their property journey. This includes finance products, utilities, home services, furnishings, automotive and many more innovative advertising, lead generation tools and extension products. The fast-growing Media business includes a cross-functional team from Product, IT, Sales, Marketing, PR and Communications, HR, Finance and Legal. Were all about using digital solutions to make property and everything that supports consumers around property, simple, efficient and stress free.
• The Engineering Manager role has key strategic importance and visibility within the business. This is a unique role that will focus on delivering thought leadership in advertising technologies, designing innovative solutions, and helping teams leverage this to produce world class advertising products.
• This is your chance to work on impactful projects that drive customer satisfaction and company growth. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies alongside talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:
• Thought leadership in buying ads, selling ads, and sharing data with advertising clients.
• Contributing to the overall technical solution design and product direction, working with Tech Leads to ensure our solution is in line with our technical vision.
• Informing delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort, and quality considerations.
• Working with the team leads to understand business priorities, express ideas and communicate technical options.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to transform user needs into technical specifications.
• Contribute to REA’s technical strategy and roadmap, aligning with business goals and stakeholders.
• Manage project stream, aligning dependencies for business success.
• Design solutions that will solve customer problems.
• Oversee and take part in the entire lifecycle of high-quality, scalable web applications from ideation to evolution in production and everything in between.
• Define, advocate and exemplify best practices within the team like writing clean and reusable code using TDD, pair programming, and design patterns.
• Demonstrate and ensure code quality and security through activities like pairing, code reviews, unit testing, and secure deployments.
• Foster team development and growth of technical expertise through:
• Sharing knowledge through sessions and mentoring other developers.
• Building technical capability.
• Sharing performance and development feedback.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and inclusive knowledge.
• Provide a safe space for continuous improvement through transparent feedback.
• Cultivate a culture of innovation, driving continuous improvement across products, technology, processes, and team development.
• Proactively contribute to the improvement of products, technology, processes, and team development.
• Embrace continuous learning, leveraging latest web development trends to solve complex challenges.
• Collaborate with delivery lead on delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort, and quality considerations.
• Establish effective ways of working within and across teams.
• Serve as the lead for squad team members, providing guidance, support, and leadership.

Who were looking for:

• An experienced developer (8-12 years experience), who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys being hands-on tackling technical challenges and leading teams to deliver innovative solutions.
• Proven people leadership and mentoring experience
• Well-versed in two or more languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.)
• Demonstrated experience working in Docker, Splunk, PHP and/or AWS services
• Comfortable with Agile, and/or Continuous Delivery methodologies.
• Good awareness of TDD, CI/CD approaches and tools.
• Experience working in Media/AdTech industry, with exposure to Bidding solutions, DSPs, SSPs, Tag Management, CDPs, knowledge of targeting and creative setup used in media campaigns as well as privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Has led development teams using Agile, Lean and/or iterative releasing
• Knowledge of delivery approaches such as TDD, CI and infrastructure automation.
• Demonstrates a commitment to code quality and a keen eye for detail.
• Advocate for code quality and security. Lead code reviews, unit testing, and deployments to ensure users trust the reliability and security of the code.
• Experience developing products that scale and perform for millions of users (highly desirable).
• Approaches problems with a solutions-oriented mindset and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Possesses communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams.
• Strong experience in managing project schedule and working closely with DLs, BAs, PMs and product teams.
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Is committed to lifelong learning, staying updated on the latest web development trends to tackle complex challenges.

What we offer:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working.
• Transport options to help you get to and from work, including home pick-up and drop-off.
• Meals provided on site in our office.
• Flexible leave options including parental leave, family care leave and celebration leave.
• Insurances for you and your immediate family members.
• Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities to further your technical expertise.

The values we live by:

Our values are at the core of how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions. We believe that how we work is equally important as what we do to achieve our goals. This commitment is at the heart of everything we do, from the way we interact with colleagues to the way we serve our customers and communities.

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 e?ective and fuel disruptive thinking – be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. 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.

REA Group in India

You might already recognise our logo. The REA brand does have an existing presence in India. In fact, we set up our new tech hub in Gurugram to be their neighbours!