Lead Software Engineer - AI Platform Services
Full-time
About SEEK
At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and to help organisations succeed.
By joining us, you'll be part of a multi-national technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility – it's where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.
Be part of a multi-national tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges for our customers while building a flexible, exciting career – one that could take you anywhere.
We're looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment. As one of Asia Pacific's largest tech companies, you'll contribute to multi-lingual systems, solving high‐impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region.
Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team. Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences and courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.
About the role
You will lead the engineering function within the All the Ads team, part of SEEK's Pricing and Performance group. You will design and deliver AI/ML systems, data assets, and pipelines that help SEEK better understand hirers and job ads at scale. You will collaborate with data scientists and AI product managers across three problem domains, managing a team of engineers while driving technical excellence and rapid delivery. You will own system architecture, mature ML‐Ops practices, and ensure smooth integration with partner teams across the business. Success means building high-performing cross‐functional teams, meeting delivery roadmaps, and advancing AI capabilities that directly impact millions of users.
Key Responsibilities
Lead cross‐functional team to apply latest AI/ML practices
Design system architecture that meets team objectives and SEEK standards
Provide technical leadership and mature ML‐Ops practices
Foster rapid delivery culture; align team to roadmaps and timelines
Manage, coach, and grow engineers through line management
Collaborate with data science, product, and business stakeholders on key decisions
Oversee integration of backend services with partner teams
Skills and Experience
10+ years backend software engineering with strong technical skills
Proficient in Python and/or Java (required)
Strong experience with AWS cloud platform (required)
Experience with Spark/Databricks and ML engineering (desirable)
Proven delivery and people management experience
At SEEK we offer:
Annual Performance Bonus Plan
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
Frequent events including sports days, year-end party, hackathon, and trivia
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.
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