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PropTech blends real estate domain depth with sharp consumer software engineering. Re:Sourced runs senior search across property platforms, agent SaaS, smart building software, valuations and rental tech.
The Australian proptech market
PropTech blends real estate domain depth with sharp consumer software engineering. Australian proptech engineering teams concentrate in Sydney (Domain, REA Group, PropertyMe, Homes.com.au) and Melbourne (REA Group, Madecomfy), with strong remote-friendly cultures across the sector.
Pricing models, multi-tenant agent SaaS and consumer mobile experience are especially competitive. Search work for senior data engineers and platform engineers tends to take longer than greenfield product hires.
Most-recruited proptech roles
Specialisms in proptech
Salary bands 2026
Sydney base salary bands for the disciplines proptech teams hire most, drawn from our Salary Guide 2026.
| Discipline | Senior base | Principal base |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 190-225k |
| Data engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 195-250k |
| AI / ML engineer | AUD 180-220k | AUD 220-260k |
| Cloud / SRE / platform | AUD 170-210k | AUD 200-230k |
At Series C-D scale-ups total compensation commonly runs 20-50% above base once equity is included; the equity outcome is highly company-dependent.
Base only. 25th-75th percentile of accepted offers. Full Salary Guide 2026 ->
Hiring in proptech
Proptech engineering teams build marketplaces, listings, valuation and rental platforms, which puts search, data quality and integrations with a fragmented industry at the centre of the work. Experience with two-sided marketplaces or data-heavy products transfers directly.
Most proptech employers are scale-ups competing for the same senior engineers as fintech and SaaS. Equity, ownership and a clear product story carry real weight in the offer, alongside base pay benchmarked to the current market.
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Backend, frontend, full-stack and mobile.
Analytics, platform and ML data.
How each wins and loses candidates.
What share options are really worth.
Bands by discipline, seniority and city.
The all-in cost of a senior engineer.
Common questions
Senior software engineers in Sydney price at AUD 160-190k base and senior data engineers at AUD 160-190k, 25th to 75th percentile of accepted offers, with equity on top at most scale-ups.
Mostly fintech and SaaS scale-ups hiring the same senior product, data and platform engineers.
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