Lead Engineer (Indirect Channels)

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SEEK is seeking a Lead Engineer for Indirect Channels in Cremorne, full-time and hybrid, to guide a cross-functional team that builds integrations letting hirers post jobs from HR systems to SEEK. The role blends people leadership with hands-on software delivery across cloud-first APIs, focusing on reliability, security and end-to-end delivery practices. You will mentor engineers, improve team health, drive CI/CD, TDD/BDD and secure coding, and collaborate with APAC stakeholders to meet business needs. Key tech includes Node.js and TypeScript, with GraphQL as a plus. Apply by showing measurable leadership impact, cloud and API excellence, on-call experience, and a growth mindset aligned to SEEK values. Right to work in Australia required; AI tools may assist recruitment, but humans decide.

Company Description

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

Job Description

The team

The Indirect teams provide access to SEEK’s employment marketplace for hirers who use third-party HR software. We build integrations that allow the hirers to post their jobs to SEEK from their HR systems, without having to log in to SEEK directly. Our customers include the biggest corporate, recruiter, government and healthcare hirers, which is why the Indirect channels account for a large portion of SEEK’s overall job ad volume and revenue. It’s an important space with the opportunity to work with some of the heavy hitters in the HR Tech space

About the role 

A Lead Engineer provides in-team leadership and has a broad focus which primarily includes people management, team health, tech culture and cohesion, while also driving the delivery of software within product delivery/systems/platform teams and strengthening engineering quality. Whilst not the primary focus, you will still be responsible for writing clean, scalable, testable code and in ensuring high development practices and standards.

You will be responsible for line management of engineers, and actively participate in leading, mentoring and developing other engineers. You demonstrate passion for your craft through maintaining team health and functional capabilities as well as ensuring our solutions are meeting SEEK's business and technical needs across our APAC markets.

Responsibilities 

• Guide and mentor engineers to build, test, deploy and maintain highly scalable, performant and reliable software from development through to production, leveraging AI tools to improve team productivity and engineering outcomes
• Build and operate software in alignment with existing frameworks and SEEK's technology strategy, ensuring platform health across reliability, security, resilience and efficiency
• Strengthen Software Engineering and end-to-end delivery practices, drive a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality solutions
• Troubleshoot and manage production incidents through to resolution, including proactively managing on-call processes, incident reviews and supporting documentation
• Consistently write clean, well-tested, readable software using secure coding practices, current patterns and tooling, maintaining clear accountability for code quality, security and reliability across the team
• Actively communicate with key stakeholders in an effective and timely manner, keeping customer needs at the core of all development decisions
• Lead and grow a high-performing team through line management, coaching, recruitment, onboarding and fostering a culture of safety, inclusivity and continuous learning

Qualifications

Skills and experience 

• Experience working in a cross-functional software engineering team, with a proven ability to write well-tested, readable software using secure coding practices, current patterns and tooling across two or more modern software development languages
• Hands-on experience with the design, development, support and maintenance of cloud-first applications and APIs, including logging, monitoring and alerting tools to support operational health
• Solid hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript is essential, with a strong foundation in building robust, maintainable backend services; experience with GraphQL is highly regarded but not required
• Experience applying and improving CI/CD practices, driving software development practices such as Test Driven Development, Behavioural Driven Development and Clean Code
• Ability to manage operational support duties including on-call support and after-hours work as required, while maintaining a focus on platform reliability and health
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across geographically distributed teams, focusing on outcomes that best serve the overall APAC strategy
• Supports a culture of continuous improvement, bringing a growth mindset to team environments and delivery practices
• Proactively shares knowledge and skills to help other team members grow through coaching, mentoring and leading by example

Additional Information

Perks and benefits

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

At SEEK, we may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including reviewing applications or assessing responses. These tools are designed to assist our hiring teams, not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by people. If you’d like more information about how your information is managed during recruitment, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.