Engineering Manager

• Permanent role based in Melbourne.
• Lead a high‑impact cloud engineering squad shaping how REA builds, runs and optimises cloud services across the business.

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:

• Delivering squad roadmap commitments and cloud engineering outcomes in a predictable, sustainable way.
• Maintain high standards in engineering quality, operational excellence, systems health and engineering compliance.
• Grow a high-performing, engaged team through coaching, feedback, recruitment and clear expectations.
• Lead Polaris to deliver on its mission of cost-efficient and compliant cloud operations through information, guidance and automation.
• Drive meaningful progress on squad priorities such as systems handovers, right-sizing and broader custodianship outcomes across Launchpad.

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:

• Experience leading and inspiring engineering teams to deliver meaningful business and platform outcomes.
• Strong technical judgement across architecture, software engineering practice, operational excellence and systems thinking.
• The ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across product, design, architecture and engineering stakeholders.
• A commitment to engineering quality, operational ownership, team wellbeing and growth.
• A leadership style that develops people, strengthens culture and helps teams do their best work together.

 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: 

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life  

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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