Richmond, VIC, Australia
REA Group was founded in 1995 in a garage in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At the time, the internet was still a new concept to many people. The company was floated on the ASX in 1999. Today, REA Group is considered a successful Australian start-up. It operates on three continents and employs more than 2,800 people. The company is majority-owned by News Corp Australia.
REA group incorporates over 16 separate brands related to property.
The company's flagship product is realestate.com.au, used by over 12.6 million Australians every month. The company has also launched a number of other property-related apps and websites, like Spacely, myfun.com, squarefoot.com.hk, and realcommercial.com.au. REA Group has also acquired property startups like Flatmates.com.au and Hometrack.
REA Group was founded in 1995 in a garage in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. At the time, the internet was still a new concept to many people. The company was floated on the ASX in 1999. Today, REA Group is considered a successful Australian start-up. It operates on three continents and employs more than 2,800 people. The company is majority-owned by News Corp Australia.
REA group incorporates over 16 separate brands related to property.
The company's flagship product is realestate.com.au, used by over 12.6 million Australians every month. The company has also launched a number of other property-related apps and websites, like Spacely, myfun.com, squarefoot.com.hk, and realcommercial.com.au. REA Group has also acquired property startups like Flatmates.com.au and Hometrack.
“The tech world changes very fast and part of my role is to understand how we fit into that world. I love that I have a great balance between teaching and learning, both of which are very important to me.”
“Rapid growth early on encouraged us to prioritise moving quickly. This worked well … until it did not … and in the process we wound up with a divergent and often duplicated technology ecosystem. That’s when we made a deliberate choice to invest in platforms.”
REA Group operates in a tribe-based environment across all its regions. The Tribe model, popularised by Spotify, is based on the idea of organizing employees into small, cross-functional teams called "tribes" that are responsible for a specific aspect of the business, such as a product or a feature.
Each tribe is made up of a number of "squads," which are smaller, self-contained teams that focus on a specific task or project within the tribe.
The Tribe model is designed to promote agile and flexible working, and to allow employees to take ownership of their work and make decisions independently. It is based on the belief that small, empowered teams are more efficient and innovative than larger, hierarchical organizations.
REA Group operates in a tribe-based environment across all its regions. The Tribe model, popularised by Spotify, is based on the idea of organizing employees into small, cross-functional teams called "tribes" that are responsible for a specific aspect of the business, such as a product or a feature.
Each tribe is made up of a number of "squads," which are smaller, self-contained teams that focus on a specific task or project within the tribe.
The Tribe model is designed to promote agile and flexible working, and to allow employees to take ownership of their work and make decisions independently. It is based on the belief that small, empowered teams are more efficient and innovative than larger, hierarchical organizations.
In Australia, REA has approximately 70 cross-functional tech teams organised into tribes delivering value by relying on agile, TDD and a “you build it, you run it” mindset. These teams are focused on solving customer problems whether those customers are real estate agents, consumers, brokers, or REA's own engineers.
REA is a polyglot organisation with services built using many different programming languages and technologies.
REA's services run in the cloud (mostly AWS with some GCP) and use a variety of programming languages. The company's architectural style is to build small composable units and aggregate and connect them. Like most digital companies that have been around awhile, REA also has some legacy code and systems.
In Australia, REA has approximately 70 cross-functional tech teams organised into tribes delivering value by relying on agile, TDD and a “you build it, you run it” mindset. These teams are focused on solving customer problems whether those customers are real estate agents, consumers, brokers, or REA's own engineers.
REA is a polyglot organisation with services built using many different programming languages and technologies.
REA's services run in the cloud (mostly AWS with some GCP) and use a variety of programming languages. The company's architectural style is to build small composable units and aggregate and connect them. Like most digital companies that have been around awhile, REA also has some legacy code and systems.
Engineers are expected to support and maintain their own products and featuers.
A deep tech stack means engineers must be comfortable learning new tools and languages.
Engineers are valued based on their interpersonal skills as well as their tech skills.
Engineers are expected to prioritise benefits to the company over benefits to their team.
Generous parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
Time to focus on your wellness every Friday afternoon between December through March.
Volunteer leave and community grants through a dedicated program.
Bring ideas and improvements to life with our REA employees.
An additional day of leave for your birthday.
The company balances the needs of the business with your own personal and family needs.
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