Senior Technical Lead for Data Insights

The role of a Senior Lead Engineer in our Commercial Data team is to develop leading property and market data insights that power Real Commercial products. This position sits within the Real Commercial tribe, which is the #1 place for commercial property and data in Australia.

As a Senior Lead Engineer, you will 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. The role has key strategic importance and visibility within the business.

This is a unique opportunity to work on impactful projects that drive customer satisfaction and company growth. You will 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:

• Leading or significantly contributing to initiatives with strategic focus and value
• Solving deep, complex technical problems in ways that enable other team members to learn and extend
• Supporting the Engineering Manager/Tech Lead in setting the technical direction
• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of the team
• Supporting and driving continuous improvement of our production systems and being an advocate for the overall health of our systems
• Working with stakeholders to design high quality solutions that meet the needs of our users, including vendor platforms
• Writing, testing and documenting code according to REA Engineering standards and practices

We are looking for someone with the following skills and qualifications:

• Well-versed in SQL, Python, ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience with data modelling
• Experience with data pipelines
• Experience with data consumption
• Experience with data analysis and documentation
• Experience with data warehousing
• Advanced skills in designing solutions that scale and perform for millions of users
• Advanced skills in developing long-term system architecture strategies
• Experience with modern software development techniques (e.g. functional programming, microservice architecture, test-driven development and CI/CD)
• Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with business stakeholders
• Able to understand business, customer and consumer needs to provide appropriate data solutions
• Able to mentor other engineers in a collaborative agile team environment
• Someone passionate about data and the latest data technologies
• Good awareness of TDD, CI/CD approaches and tools

We offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and career development:

• 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

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.

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 - be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience.