Locations · Brisbane QLD
Re:Sourced recruits senior engineers across Brisbane's scale-up, govtech and defence employers, covering AI, software, data, cyber, cloud and forward-deployed disciplines. Headquartered in Sydney, active across Queensland. 21-day median close, 90-day replacement guarantee.
The Brisbane market
Brisbane is Australia's fastest-growing tech market, anchored by a maturing scale-up scene, a deep govtech and public-sector base, and an expanding defence sector driven by AUKUS Pillar 2 and the sovereign industrial push. Employers range from homegrown scale-ups such as Go1, Octopus Deploy, TabCorp and Domain to defence primes and Queensland government delivery programs.
Our active Brisbane network spans senior engineers across all six disciplines. Hybrid is standard, and full-remote is common given the distributed nature of much Brisbane hiring. Commercial base salaries run roughly 10 to 15 percent below Sydney, though cleared defence roles carry a premium that can exceed uncleared Sydney bands.
Salary bands 2026
Brisbane commercial base salaries run around 10 to 15 percent below Sydney; cleared defence roles carry a premium. Bands are base only; total compensation commonly runs 20-50% above base when equity is structured well.
| Discipline | Senior base | Principal base | Tech lead base |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI / ML engineer | AUD 160-200k | AUD 200-225k | AUD 180-215k |
| Software engineer | AUD 145-170k | AUD 170-200k | AUD 170-190k |
| Data engineer | AUD 145-170k | AUD 170-225k | AUD 180-225k |
| Cyber engineer | AUD 155-180k | AUD 180-200k | AUD 180-205k |
| Cloud / SRE / platform | AUD 155-190k | AUD 170-200k | AUD 170-205k |
| Forward deployed | AUD 160-215k | AUD 215-250k | - |
Base only. 25th-75th percentile of accepted offers. Full Salary Guide 2026 ->
Recent placements
Indicative samples drawn from recent and active mandates. Specific clients available under NDA on request.
Specialisms in Brisbane
ML, applied science, AI platform.
Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile.
Analytics, platform, ML data.
AppSec, architecture, cleared roles in Brisbane.
Platform, SRE, DevOps.
Customer-embedded engineering in Brisbane.
Common questions
Re:Sourced works on a no-fee-until-placement basis with a 90-day replacement guarantee. The fee is an agreed percentage of first-year base salary. There is no charge to brief us or to receive a calibrated shortlist.
Our median is 21 days from brief to signed offer, with a calibrated shortlist inside 72 hours of the intake call.
Commercial senior base salaries run roughly AUD 145-200k depending on discipline, around 10 to 15 percent below Sydney. Cleared defence roles carry a premium. See the table above or the full Salary Guide 2026.
Yes. We source cleared and clearable engineers for defence primes and AUKUS-aligned programs, calibrating every brief against who can legally do the work. See our cyber security engineer Brisbane page for detail.
Submit a brief
30 minute working session. No fee until placement. Replacement inside 90 days.