Industries
Re:Sourced runs senior engineering search across the markets where Australian tech teams hire most: fintech, healthtech, proptech, SaaS, AI/ML, cyber security, data platforms, enterprise, govtech and defence. Each industry page covers what teams hire, where they concentrate and how we operate inside that sector.
Sectors
Payments, banking, capital markets, crypto.
Clinical software, AI diagnostics, telehealth.
Property platforms, agent SaaS, valuations.
Multi-tenant B2B, ARR-scale platforms.
Applied ML, agents, foundation models.
AppSec, cloud security, GRC, detection.
Lakehouse, streaming, analytics engineering.
SI, primes, modernisation, cleared work.
Federal, state and government-adjacent SI.
Primes, SIs and dual-use scale-ups.
Pay by city
Senior base salary bands across Australia's three largest tech markets, drawn from our Salary Guide 2026.
| Discipline | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI / ML engineer | AUD 180-220k | AUD 175-210k | AUD 160-200k |
| Software engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 155-180k | AUD 145-170k |
| Data engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 155-180k | AUD 145-170k |
| Cyber engineer | AUD 170-200k | AUD 165-190k | AUD 155-180k |
| Cloud / SRE / platform | AUD 170-210k | AUD 165-200k | AUD 155-190k |
| Forward deployed | AUD 180-240k | AUD 175-230k | AUD 160-215k |
Melbourne runs roughly 3-5% below Sydney for like-for-like senior roles, with parity at principal and tech lead. Brisbane runs roughly 10% below Sydney. Remote-first roles now track Sydney bands within 3% at senior IC level.
Senior base only. 25th-75th percentile of accepted offers. Full Salary Guide 2026 ->
Common questions
Fintech, healthtech, proptech, SaaS, AI and ML, cyber security, data platforms, enterprise, govtech and defence, across AI, software, data, cyber, cloud and forward deployed engineering.
Base bands are set mainly by discipline, seniority and city. Industry shows up in total compensation: listed companies typically add a 10-25% bonus and RSUs, Series C-D scale-ups add options, frontier AI companies add meaningful equity, and public-service roles are pegged to APS classifications with no equity.
Yes. We recruit cleared and clearable engineers for defence, government and defence-adjacent programs, including NV1, NV2 and TS-cleared roles.
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