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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Onsite
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
Launchpad exists to provide one platform for every product team at REA, bringing together platform engineering, cloud, FinOps, data management, data intelligence and production runtime capabilities so delivery teams can ship faster.
This role sits within Launchpad, in the Cloud Engineering pillar, in the Polaris squad.
Polaris’s mission is to enable cost-efficient and compliant cloud operations by empowering teams with clear information, guidance and automation.
What the role is all about
As an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and delivery success for the Polaris squad. You will lead a team of engineers to deliver squad outcomes, strengthen engineering quality, and build a healthy, high-performing team environment.
This role combines technical leadership, people leadership and delivery leadership. In Polaris, that means leading a squad that helps REA teams operate in the cloud with better cost efficiency, stronger compliance and clearer operational guidance, while ensuring Polaris’s own systems and services are healthy, reliable and well run. Day to day the role you’ll be doing:
Who we’re looking for
You are an experienced engineering leader who can bring together technical credibility, delivery discipline and people leadership. You are comfortable leading teams that own production systems and cloud services, and you know how to balance strategy with day-to-day execution.
You likely bring:
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:
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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