Lead Developer Job in Melbourne Recruiting by Rea Group

Develop your career at REA!Permanent OpportunityInternal applications close on Friday 26th April You're here because you're interested in taking the next step in your career. Your team knows you are great, but this team might not know you so well. This role reports to Albert Kalaja it wouldn't hurt to reach out to them for a chat to learn more about the position! Prior to applying, please speak with your current manager – it's crucial they are aware of your interest in another role. Which team is this inThis role sits in the Media Team, within the Advertising portfolio. The advertising portfolio's mission is changing the way people experience property. They do this by providing a world class advertising platform that reaches audiences across REA Group.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 and lead generation tools. The fast-growing Media business includes a cross-functional team from Product, IT, Sales, Marketing, PR and Communications, HR, Finance and Legal. We're all about using digital solutions to make property and everything that supports consumers around property, simple, efficient and stress free. This 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.Day to day of the jobThought leadership in buying ads, selling ads, and sharing data with advertising clients.Line-managing a small number of engineers within the team.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.Helping clarify, plan and prepare work for the team.Guiding the team throughout the development process and informing technical decisions.Working in agile teams, where we rapidly adapt to the market and work widely with different product teams across REA.Keeping abreast of the latest technology advancements to inform product and technical design.Proactively contributing to the continuous improvement of products, technology, process, and team development.Actively developing skills and experience through continual learning and evaluation.Working with stakeholders to design high quality solutions that meet the needs of our users, including vendor platformsWho we're looking for To set yourself up for success in this role you will have ideally gained experience in the following areas (helpful talent acquisition tip: you might want to make sure this is on your resume before you submit it): A few runs on the board - you will ideally have 5+ years leading engineering teams.A demonstrated ability to envision web-based services that meet client needs & solve business problems.Active contribution and leading technical decision-making processCoaching less experienced members of the teamDemonstrated experience with modern object oriented or functional programming practice in two or more of our programming languages – Scala, Java, Ruby, Python and JavaScript. Strong experience in managing project schedule and working closely with DLs, BAs, PMs and product teams.Proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of products, technology, process and team developmentDemonstrated experience working in Media/AdTech industry – Bidding solutions, DSPs, SSPs, Tag Management, CDPs, knowledge of targeting and creative setup used in media campaigns as well as privacy-enhancing technologies Some of these things might push you out of your comfort zone or you might be looking at this thinking you can absolutely flourish in this role… Whatever you think, we think you should throw your hat in the ring!Reach out to Alice Galloway if you need any help.