Reapit – Who are we?
Reapit is the original, end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes. We've been helping sales and lettings agents to build relationships and grow their businesses for more than 25 years. Our technology connects property professionals in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand with buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords to power the relationships that change lives.
In Australia, Reapit stands as the preferred technology choice among the nation's leading estate agents and agencies. Tailored to the unique demands of the Australian property market, Reapit provides successful leaders with unparalleled tools across sales, property management, client relations, and data analytics, reinforcing their position at the pinnacle of real estate excellence.
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Squad Lead, the Senior Engineer will be responsible for designing and delivering technical solutions that meet business requirements. They will embody Reapit's core values of Trust, Collaboration, Innovation, Excellence, and People.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning and Requirement Analysis:
* Collaborate Across Departments: Work closely with product managers, quality assurance, and other departments to define technical project specifications and requirements.
* Requirement Analysis and Estimation: Lead the team in analysing technical requirements, conducting research, and estimating efforts.
System Design:
* Technical Design and Implementation: Develop technical designs that meet business requirements and architectural standards, ensuring security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
Implementation:
* Code Development and Review: Actively write code and participate in the code review process, upholding and contributing to coding standards.
* Testing and Validation: Perform rigorous testing and validation of solutions to ensure the quality of deliverables.
* Documentation: Develop and maintain accurate documentation for engineering projects, ensuring all necessary materials are produced and maintained for future reference and compliance.
Project Delivery:
* Agile Participation: Actively participate in agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews.
* Project Delivery: Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
Maintenance:
* Technical Guidance: Provide technical guidance and support to team members on best practices and technical issues.
* Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for improving performance, maintainability, and team predictability.
* Incident Management: Assist the squad lead with the management of incidents and team issues, driving appropriate decisions, and effectively communicating updates on active incidents to stakeholders.
* Incident Management: Assist the squad lead with the management of incidents and team issues, driving appropriate decisions, and effectively communicating updates on active incidents to stakeholders
Who we're looking for
At Reapit, we prioritise hiring individuals who share our values and possess the right attitudes and behaviours for success. Whilst some of the listed requirements may be important, don't worry if you don't meet all of them, we'd still like to hear from you.
Qualifications and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
* 7+ years in front-end (JavaScript) and/or back-end (Java/Kotlin) software development - Essential
* Experience in building web applications (ideally with React) and/or RESTful web APIs (ideally with Spring) - Essential
* Experience working with distributed teams, including offshore resources.
Technical Skills:
* Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
* Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
* Understanding of distributed systems (ideally microservices, event-based architecture).
* Experience with testing methodologies (unit/integration/E2E testing, mocking, shift-left).
* Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and build tools.
* Exposure to public cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and familiarity with IaC tools like CloudFormation, CDK, and Docker.
* Understanding of SOLID design principles.
Soft Skills:
* Excellent time management and organizational skills.
* Deep understanding of agile methodologies.
* Proficiency in technical decision-making and problem-solving.
* Effective communication and collaboration skills.
* Commitment to continuous improvement and excellence.
* Ability to prioritize effectively and adapt to changing priorities
What your impact and success looks like
We expect your success and impact in the early stages of your career with us to look something like this:
Within 1 month:
* You will be making a positive contribution on smaller work items to introduce you to the technology stack.
* You will participate in planning and estimation sessions, technical scoping exercises, and code reviews from day one, to help understand both the domain and the code, and provide your own feedback from your prior experience.
* You will begin building relationships and trust with team members, as well as building an understanding of individual strengths, weaknesses and goals.
* You will begin building strong relationships with other departments including Product, Design, QA, and Operations.
Within 3 months:
* You will feel comfortable with the domain and Reapit's products & services.
* You will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the core areas of the technology stack.
* You will be independently contributing ideas for improvements both for the product and team processes.
* You will be actively contributing to the team's output, quality and culture.
* You will be working collaboratively with the Product department to understand requirements and plan work.
Within 6 months:
* Your contributions will be helping to shape the backlog and future direction of the products.
* You will be delivering complex aspects of the project with a high level of autonomy.
* You will be participating in and supporting your squad lead with agile processes, technical planning and design conversations.
* You will be contributing to a positive, collaborative team culture, promoting participation, teamwork, innovation and continuous improvement.
* You will be ensuring quality and use of best practices within the team, from requirements gathering & analysis, through solutions design, documentation, implementation, and testing
We operate a Flexible Working Policy and you are free to determine where you work from, be that from home or in the Sydney or Brisbane offices, and how often but we certainly recommend a balance.
Don't tick all the boxes? Neither do we
We care about our industry and want it to become a more inclusive and diverse place to work. So, we're driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but by sharing our values and the right attitudes and behaviours for success. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a complementary team of employees and building an inclusive environment for all. We feel we have an empowering environment where everyone is supported and respected, and we want you to feel this too. We welcome new ideas, thinking and approaches, whilst listening to all
our employees.
"We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant."