Principal Java React Engineer

Job description

Senior Engineer – Full Stack

About REA Group:

In 1995, in a garage in Melbourne, Australia, REA Group was born from a simple question: “Can we change the way the world experiences property?”

Could we?

Yes.

Are we done?

Never.

Fast forward 30 years, REA Group is a market leader in online real estate in three continents and continuing to grow rapidly across the globe.

The secret to our growth is staying true to that ‘day one’ mindset;
the hunger to innovate,the ambition to change the world, and the curiosity to reimagine the future.

Our new Tech Center in Cyber City is dedicated to accelerating REA Group’s global technology delivery through relentless innovation.

We’re looking for the best technologists, inventors and leaders in India to join us on this exciting new journey.

If you’re excited by the prospect of creating something magical from scratch, then read on.

What the role is all about:

We’re looking for a Senior Engineer (3–5 years’ experience) or our Rental Applications team.

As a Senior Engineer, you will focus on building and delivering quality technical solutions for customers, contributing code across our Java backend and React frontend stacks.

You will play a key hands-on role within a cross-functional team, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and fellow engineers to ensure scalable, reliable feature delivery.

In the Rental Applications team, we empower agencies by digitising their day-to-day activities so they can focus on what matters most.

Our solutions help agencies find the best tenants faster and more efficiently, all through a compliant, user-friendly experience.

While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:

• Implement technical solutions by contributing code across Java backend and React frontend
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team (Product, Design, Engineering) to deliver business outcomes
• Participate in planning, code reviews, testing, and documentation
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, observability, distributed systems)
• Work to solve technical problems and deliver features in a maintainable, extensible way
• Share expertise and support other engineers through peer programming, reviews, and knowledge sharing

Who we’re looking for:

• Hands-on experience developing backend services with Java and Spring Boot (Node.Js a plus)
• Competence with React for frontend development
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and microservices ecosystems
• Experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure automation
• Proficient in developing and optimizing relational databases, especially Postgres
• Skilled in building API-driven products
• Good understanding of CI/CD, TDD, modern software delivery and observability
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with Product, Design, and other engineers

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 - 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 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.

REA Group in India:

You might already recognize 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.

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations