Job Description

**What the role is all about:**Wexe2x80x99re 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. Youxe2x80x99ll 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 Mobile Chapter, within the Advertising portfolio. The Mobile Chapter builds Native Mobile experiences across Residential, Commercial, Developer, Media and Agency marketplaces. When you join the Mobile Chapter, you join a cross-functional group of amazing people. We work closely with delivery leads, product managers, designers, and developers from feature teams, and other Mobile Developers from Consumer and Ignite teams. You will work on realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au and Ignite apps across iOS, Android, and BFF.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 native mobile 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. Youxe2x80x99ll 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:**+ Provide technical direction and leadership to the teams contributing to the realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au, and Ignite mobile apps across iOS and Android platforms, collaborating with technical leaders to define the overall mobile technical direction for REA.+ Lead engineering teams in the design and implementation of major mobile products for the Advertising Portfolio, ensuring alignment with product priorities and collaborating with delivery leads, business analysts, product managers, designers, developers, across Cyber City and Australian teams.+ Inform delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of options, effort, and quality considerations to ensure high-quality native mobile solutions that meet customer needs and incorporate feedback.+ Serve as the lead for Cyber City team members, establishing effective ways of working, managing project streams, aligning dependencies with other teams, and providing guidance, support, and leadership.+ Maintain existing products through custodianship, including bug fixes and xe2x80x9cBusiness As Usualxe2x80x9d feature enhancements, while optimising app performance and user experience.+ Define, advocate, and exemplify best practices within the team, such as writing clean and reusable code, unit testing, code reviews, pair programming, and exploring and adopting new technologies.+ Oversee and take part in the entire lifecycle of high-quality, scalable web applications from ideation to evolution in production and everything in between.+ 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.+ Embrace continuous learning, leveraging latest web development trends to solve complex challenges.+ Establish effective ways of working within and across teams.**Who we're 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.+ Possesses expert skills in native mobile programming languages Swift and/or Kotlin.+ Demonstrates advanced skills in architecting scalable mobile solutions for millions of users.+ Has expert skills in building and delivering native mobile apps on iOS and/or Android.+ Possesses a strong understanding and experience with SwiftUI and/or Jetpack Compose, with solid experience in BFF being a plus.+ Demonstrates advanced skills in shaping and executing native mobile strategies.+ Has a good awareness of testing, CI/CD approaches, and tools.+ Shows a commitment to code quality and a keen eye for detail.+ Has proven people leadership and mentoring experience.+ Has led development teams using Agile, Lean, and/or iterative releasing methodologies.+ Acts as an operational leader with a focus on delivering excellence and maintaining accountability.+ Possesses strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams.+ Has strong experience in managing project schedules and working closely with delivery leads, business analysts, product managers, and product teams.+ Approaches problems with a solutions-oriented mindset and thrives in a fast-paced environment.+ Possesses the ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.+ Is committed to lifelong learning, staying updated on the latest native mobile development trends.**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 effective and fuel disruptive thinking xe2x80x93 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 youxe2x80x99ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but donxe2x80x99t 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!REA Group holds a controlling interest in REA India Pte. Ltd., operator of established brands Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger.com, three of the country's leading digital property marketplaces.Through our close connection to REA India, we've seen first-hand the incredible talent the country has to offer, and the huge opportunity to expand our global workforce. Our Cyber City Tech Center is an extension of REA Group; a satellite office working directly with our Australia HQ on local projects and tech delivery.All our brands, across the globe, connect regularly, learn from each other and collaborate on shared value initiatives.

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