Software (Automation) Engineer (Hybrid Working)

Job Description

Software (Automation) Engineer (Hybrid Working) At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more productive and fulfilling working lives and to help organisations succeed. By joining us, you’ll be part of a multinational 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. 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. Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences and courses while you work alongside seasoned experts. Job Description The Team Jora is an employment marketplace business, headquartered in Melbourne and operating on a global scale. As a fast-moving scale-up within the SEEK Group, Jora has a warm & unique close-knit family subculture within SEEK, comprising a diverse group of high-performing individuals that share a common desire to make a real difference, on a global scale. Jora aggregates job opportunities from thousands of job sites, offering jobseekers the largest source of real-time job listings, while also building strong direct relationships with employers. With a customer-first mentality, Jora continuously optimises, scales, and innovates to drive exceptional user experiences and rapid business growth. About the role We are looking for a high-impact, autonomous UX leader to shape Jora’s user experience strategy, drive product innovation, and implement at pace. As one of our most senior UX designers on the team, you will: Define and drive UX strategy, ensuring user needs and business priorities are aligned and actionable. Work autonomously—owning your priorities, self-managing your workload, and making critical UX decisions with confidence. Balance vision, research, and execution—knowing when to drive innovation and when to focus on fast, high-quality delivery. Deliver at pace, ensuring UX is not a bottleneck for product development, even on epic-scale initiatives. Elevate the UX team, mentoring and guiding mid-level designers to work more effectively and independently. Influence product and engineering teams, ensuring UX is a strategic partner in shaping Jora’s roadmap and execution. Responsibilities Lead UX efforts for high-impact initiatives, ensuring designs are scalable, accessible, and business-aligned. Own and evolve UX strategy, using data, research, and experimentation to inform product direction. Advocate for user-centred decision-making, while ensuring UX contributes to business goals and product outcomes. Deliver fast—working efficiently in a high-velocity, high-stakes environment without sacrificing quality. Manage UX for epic deliveries, balancing research, iteration, and execution in parallel. Work across multiple platforms (web, mobile, and new technologies) with a deep understanding of responsive, scalable design. Operate independently, identifying high-value UX opportunities and acting on them without waiting for direction. Mentor and support mid-level designers, helping them become more autonomous and capable. Refine UX processes, ensuring the team operates at peak efficiency and quality. Qualifications Essential Skills and Experience Senior-level UX expertise, with a track record of driving strategy, execution, and multi-functional collaboration. Ability to align UX with business priorities. Experience working in high-growth, fast-moving environments, where UX must move at the speed of business needs. Works independently, self-managing priorities and proactively identifying high-value design opportunities. Able to deliver high-quality UX at pace, handling epic-scale product deliveries without slowing down execution. Strong decision-making skills, able to balance quick iterations with thoughtful, research-backed design. Influences and collaborates effectively, ensuring UX is a key driver of product success. Comfortable facilitating workshops, discussions, and UX alignment with product, engineering, and business teams. Is able to challenge when required, standing up for design choices while maintaining a practical and thoughtful approach. Expert in UI/UX design, interaction design, accessibility, and usability best practices. Experience designing for web and mobile at scale, ensuring consistency and reusability. Strong grasp of UX research methodologies, using insights to drive improvements. Additional Information Perks and benefits Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role. A commitment to operating sustainably, a certified carbon neutral business operation, with the target of 100% renewable energy by 2025, and net zero by 2030. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr