Software Engineer (Java, Python, ML, AI)

The Role

• Work within the Personalisation squad in AIPS, developing complex engineering solutions that power job personalisation for millions of job seekers globally 
• Contribute to communities of practice at SEEK and beyond; pursue mastery of software delivery
• Design, develop and maintain software components and data systems to meet team goals
• Share responsibility for production services, including uptime, troubleshooting, and SLA compliance
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analysts, Data Engineers and Strategy Managers in an agile environment

Key Responsibilities

• Transform complex requirements into practical solutions
• Design and implement robust, scalable components focused on performance
• Own system components, managing implementation and technical debt
• Ensure high service availability and SLA compliance • Contribute to system roadmaps and capacity planning
• Develop testing strategies and drive continuous delivery practices
• Support and mentor team members • Balance immediate delivery with long-term sustainability
• Design experiments to evaluate algorithms
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical services

Essential Requirements

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in at least one: Java, Rust, Python, Go, or Typescript • AWS cloud platform experience
• Understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and LLMs
• Experience building scalable, resilient systems
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Functional programming experience (preferred)

Professional Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Cross-functional teamwork experience
• Commitment to continuous learning

The Team

The AI & Platform Services (AIPS) team provides AI-centric core services that scale globally, including search, recommendations, candidate matching, and personalisation. AIPS works with internal partners who deliver products to candidates and hirers.

Team members work in squads combining three roles: AI (machine learning), Strategy (business/product), and Engineering (development/DevOps).

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  as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
• Professional development sessions with industry leading guest speakers

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 with eligible right to work will be considered.

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