Software Engineer - AIPS (Hybrid Working)

About The Team 

The AI & Platform Services (AIPS) team exists within the Seek Group and provides solutions and services to internal partners, who in turn deliver products to customers (candidates, hirers).  

AIPS is focused on solving information problems and is composed of several cross-functional squads that each exist to work on a given set of information problems.   

Within AIPS there is a diverse range of people and roles, including data scientists, analysts, engineers, data engineers, ontologists, strategy, and product.  

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team within AIPS and help on some of the most interesting and challenging problems SEEK faces. Our teams are cross-functional and you’ll be working with data scientists, engineers, and product managers, with a large and varied problem domain. You will be working on complex engineering solutions to enable AI/ML powered services identifying quality candidates for jobs.  

The Role  

The Software Engineer is a vital part of the AIPS Engineering Practices Team, which is responsible for building platforms that empower data scientists, engineers, and analysts to leverage data for generating insights and building machine learning models.  

You will focus on developing our advancing our platforms, leveraging your skills in Java and Python development to build functional and resilient software. You will be supported by our senior engineers to hone your skills and provide you with the guidance and opportunities to grow as an engineer. Your contributions will impact hundreds of users across AIPS and influence the AI models that drive SEEK’s products. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work with other engineers to build, test, deploy and maintain software from development through to production  
• Contribute to platform health, ensuring that our systems are, reliable, resilient, and efficient 
• Contribute to the development of software, employing current software engineering best practices that are fit for purpose 
• Work effectively within the team and contribute to existing DevOps environments 
• Build software in alignment with existing frameworks and SEEK’s technology strategy 
• Operational support of our systems (incident response, CI/CD, monitoring/alerting, some database and system administration, etc.)  
• Supporting and advancing our behavioural tracking system built on top of Kafka 
• Work on serverless AWS technologies such as SNS, SQS, Lambda and ECS 
• Supporting and advancing our Data / ML projects 
• Supporting end users (Guidance on how to use our platforms, debugging potential issues they are facing) 
• Maintaining platform health, ensuring that our systems are secure, reliable, resilient and cost effective. 
• Maintain clear documentation for code, architecture, and system processes. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience 

• Cloud-Based Application Deployment: Experience in building, deploying, and managing applications in cloud environments. 
• Java Development: Proficiency in Java (2+ years) 
• Modern Programming Languages: Python / Typescript / JS 
• Automated Testing: Strong understanding of unit testing, particularly with JUnit. 
• Infrastructure as Code: Skilled in Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform or AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). 
• Software Engineering and Scripting: Solid foundation in software engineering principles with expertise in coding and scripting. 
• Version Control: Proficient with Git and GitHub for source control and collaboration. 
• AWS Cloud Services: Demonstrated experience with AWS services including EMR, S3, SNS, SQS, CloudFormation, Fargate, Lambda, and more. 

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience  

• Big Data Processing: Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks, such as Apache Spark. 
• Containerization and Orchestration: Proficiency with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Amazon EKS. 
• Application Monitoring: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Datadog for tracking application performance and reliability. 
• Linux and Bash Scripting: Advanced skills in Linux and bash scripting for system management and automation. 
• Data Modelling: Designing entities using Json Schema as interfaces or contracts between systems. 
• Hands-on experience using Spring Boot and Spring Framework. 

Personal Skills and Experience  

Beyond applying your technical expertise to drive features and enhancements, you will also embody the following qualities 

• Is willing to learn and take onboard advice and guidance from senior engineers. 
• Ability to adapt to changing designs and requirements 
• Strong team player, thriving in collaborative environments 
• Passionate about Software engineering patterns and delivering highly resilient systems 
• Curious and creative mindset with strong problem-solving abilities 
• Highly driven to make a positive difference and challenge the status quo 
• Proactive, with a positive attitude and a clear sense of initiative 
• Accountable for the overall success of the solution 
• Focus on delivering testable software while adhering to standards and best practices for quality 
• Advocate for technical practices like clean code and pair programming 
• Solid understanding of secure coding practices, with knowledge of mitigating common vulnerabilities 

• Able to multitask and be comfortable in the unknown 

Perks and benefits 
At SEEK we offer: 

• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role. 
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year 
• Casual dress – every day 

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.