2024 SEEK Software Engineering Graduate Program

 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 principals that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named 2022 Top 10 Best Place to Work In Tech. 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 our Engineering Teams

Our people are the foundation of every product we build. You will have the opportunity to work alongside passionate software engineers who will respect and value your opinion, encourage you to step outside your comfort zone, challenge the status quo and deliver exceptional experiences for our users. 

We work on a ‘you build it, you run it’ culture and our established platform, tech stack and code base with minimal tech-debt means you can focus on trying new things, not finding new tools.

About the role 

Established in 2017, our grads have built an enviable reputation both within SEEK and the wider tech community. They are passionate about the program’s success but more importantly your success. Our program is designed to grow broad technologists with exposure to specialisations (think Security, Mobile Apps) to help YOU choose your technology career path.

Some of our program highlights:

- Permanent Employment You will be joining us as a permanent employee as we want you to grow with us long-term

- 12-month rotation You'll have two 6-month rotations and will be embedded into teams of your choice so you can exercise your curious mind

- On the job Learning You'll get to learn from our professional software engineers, hone your skills and ship clean code to production

- 4 Week Accelerator Program Yes, you read that right! We will guide your learning & development through this bootcamp. You'll be exposed to various technologies: Mobile apps, AWS, Typescript, GraphQL, NodeJS, Javascript, React, serverless architecture, continuous delivery and security

- Supervisor & Buddy System You’ll be assigned a supervisor for the duration of your rotation who will ensure that you're on track with your goals and be paired with a buddy to support you through the program

- SEEK Support You'll get to choose a mentor who will guide you on your SEEK path and have previous SEEK grad crews share their experiences.

Here's what we're looking for
Our grads are curious and enthusiastic about using tech to create awesome products for our much-loved customers and show great judgement to help us decide which problems we need to solve.

Sound like you? We want you to demonstrate your:

Love for code - showcase your passion projects, GitHub profile, contributions      to Stack Overflow, and if you attend any industry events or meetups

Strong team orientation - you can listen and contribute in equal parts

Ability to collaborate, be curious and not be afraid to be yourself

Work experience

Contributions to your community (e.g., volunteering).

Qualifications

To be eligible for our program you:

- Are in your final year of study or have recently completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in any field (preferably Computer Science or Software Engineering) or;

- Have graduated within two years of applying with no more than 1 year discipline-related experience or;

- Have completed industry training and/or certifications with no more than 1 year of discipline-related experience

- Are ready to move to Melbourne (if you’re not already here) for a Feb 2024 start.

- Working rights requirements:

- Australian citizenship, an Australian Permanent Visa, or a Special Category Visa (if a New Zealand citizen living in Australia).

- If you hold a temporary work visa (e.g., Temporary Graduate, secondary 482/TSS, provisional Partner visa), you will need to hold a valid visa for 18 months for the length of the program.

Applications Closes: Sunday, 4th June 2023

Permanent Perks
At SEEK we offer:

- Annual Performance Bonus Plan

- Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and working from home 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

- The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year

Here at SEEK we pride ourselves on harbouring a flexible and inclusive working environment. 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.

At SEEK, the health and safety of our people is our highest priority. For this reason, SEEK has a policy requiring all new employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a formal medical exemption applies. On this basis, as part of the application process you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood this policy and would like to continue with the hiring process.  Further details about this policy will be shared during the hiring process, as required.

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