Lead Engineer - AIPS Recommendations

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

About The Team



The AI & Platform Services (AIPS) team exists within the Seek Group and provides AI-centric core services that scale globally including search, recommendations, candidate matching, ontological services, behavioural tracking and personalisation.

AIPS works primarily with internal partners, delivering services to these partners, who in turn deliver products to customers (candidates, hirers)

Members of the AIPS team fall into one of three primary roles

• AI (artificial intelligence and machine learning)

• Strategy (business, product, go to market)
• Engineering (development, devops, operationalisation of models)

People representing each of these roles are combined into squads which are in turn responsible for related sets of business services.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to join the Recommendations team within AIPS and provide leadership in solving some of SEEK's most interesting and challenging problems. Our teams are cross-functional, and you’ll collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers across a diverse and extensive problem domain. In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of complex engineering solutions to enable AI/ML-powered services that help identify quality candidates for jobs.

The key responsibilities of this position on a day-to-day basis include:

• Designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance components and services that align with the team's objectives.
• Owning and evolving the system architecture in accordance with best practices and SEEK principles.
• Being responsible for your service in production, its consistent uptime, troubleshooting, non-functional SLAs.
• Coordinating the design and implementation process to uphold SEEK’s high standards while ensuring the team remains aligned with agreed roadmaps and timelines.
• Supporting experiments to assess the performance of various algorithms and using the results to iteratively improve the platform.
• Leading a small team of engineers providing line management and supporting their career development through coaching, constructive feedback, and actionable suggestions for improvement.
• Collaborating with peers in Data Science, Product Management, and other stakeholders across the business to influence product evolution and drive critical decisions.

Technical Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong technical skills and significant hands-on coding experience
• Solid background in software engineering with 10+ years of experience
• Skilled in crafting robust software architecture
• Proficient in Python, Scala or Java
• Proficient in Linux environments and Bash scripting
• Strong SQL skills
• Strong experience with AWS cloud platform – EC2, ECS, SQS, SNS, Batch, Lambda, Athena, CloudFormation, S3, SageMaker, DynamoDB, RDS, etc.
• Proficient in cloud-native development, including serverless frameworks and containerization tools, to build scalable and efficient solutions.
• Proven track record to build and maintain scalable, resilient systems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices

Professional Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent hand-on coding skills
• Good understanding of secure coding practices, and knowledge of mitigating common vulnerabilities
• Experience in people management and having direct reports
• Working with rapidly evolving designs and requirements
• Requirement gathering and stakeholder management skills
• Clear and effective communication
• Success in cross-functional teamwork
• Dedication to continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends

Desired Skills:

While not required, having any of the following skills and experiences will be considered a valuable addition:

• Experience with AI/ML tools and platforms

• Experience with Golang
• Experience with Spark

Permanent Perks

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 and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners

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 candidates with the 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.