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Jesus christ, $50k as a sign on bonus. I haven't seen anything like that in Aus for that sort of experience.

wwalser 9y ago
If you have the flexibility, most of the companies on this list recruit regularly in Australia for roles in the US. You may need to fly state-side of an on-site but the initial round can be done in Melbourne or Sydney. Tech companies love E3 visas.
- King-Aaron 9y ago
  I may look into this, I'm in need of a change of scenery
  - dmnd 9y ago
    I'll be in Melbourne renewing my E3 visa in late Dec/early Jan. And maybe doing some recruiting for my almost-unicorn company too. Message me if you'd like to get coffee or something. My email's in my profile.
    - King-Aaron 9y ago
      I'm actually Perth-based, but I do end up in the Eastern States from time to time, I'll see how I go :)
      - jacques_chester 9y ago
        My chance to try and swipe a referral bonus, then. I'll be in Perth for Christmas and my lot were sponsoring E3s before it was cool. My work email is jchester@pivotal.io
  - wwalser 9y ago
    I'm in Sydney in Feb. If that's a location that works for you I could chat or get coffee.
    - King-Aaron 9y ago
      I'm actually Perth-based, but I do end up in the Eastern States from time to time, I'll see how I go :)
- Cyph0n 9y ago
  The E3 visa is amazing. I don't have a need for it since I'm a US citizen too, but I'm glad it's available for Australians.
monaghanboy 9y ago
It's good, but a huge chunk of this will be lost to taxes because he's in SV (I know because I live and work here as well, have been in a similar situation, and his numbers are plausible). So it's something to marvel at, but the actual amount going in the bank is much smaller.
- ec109685 9y ago
  Huge as in like 7-9% of their sign on bonus for living in SV.
  - monaghanboy 9y ago
    Mine was sadly much more...
akhilcacharya 9y ago
Facebook offers $100k to new grad converting interns. $50k is nothing. Hell even I get $66k over 2 years if I take Amazon and my friends don’t even think that’s good.
woolvalley 9y ago
Your rent for a 1 bedroom is $2800-3500/month to start tho. Total tax rate around %33, and your marginal tax rate is ~%40. If your interested, you could apply to these companies directly on their website. You would probably get a reply. Same with many startups. Go practice a whole bunch of leetcode questions and cracking the coding interview beforehand although.

If you have the flexibility, most of the companies on this list recruit regularly in Australia for roles in the US. You may need to fly state-side of an on-site but the initial round can be done in Melbourne or Sydney. Tech companies love E3 visas.

King-Aaron 9y ago
I may look into this, I'm in need of a change of scenery
- dmnd 9y ago
  I'll be in Melbourne renewing my E3 visa in late Dec/early Jan. And maybe doing some recruiting for my almost-unicorn company too. Message me if you'd like to get coffee or something. My email's in my profile.
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    I'm actually Perth-based, but I do end up in the Eastern States from time to time, I'll see how I go :)
    - jacques_chester 9y ago
      My chance to try and swipe a referral bonus, then. I'll be in Perth for Christmas and my lot were sponsoring E3s before it was cool. My work email is jchester@pivotal.io
- wwalser 9y ago
  I'm in Sydney in Feb. If that's a location that works for you I could chat or get coffee.
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    I'm actually Perth-based, but I do end up in the Eastern States from time to time, I'll see how I go :)
Cyph0n 9y ago
The E3 visa is amazing. I don't have a need for it since I'm a US citizen too, but I'm glad it's available for Australians.

monaghanboy 9y ago

It's good, but a huge chunk of this will be lost to taxes because he's in SV (I know because I live and work here as well, have been in a similar situation, and his numbers are plausible). So it's something to marvel at, but the actual amount going in the bank is much smaller.

ec109685 9y ago
Huge as in like 7-9% of their sign on bonus for living in SV.
- monaghanboy 9y ago
  Mine was sadly much more...

akhilcacharya 9y ago

Facebook offers $100k to new grad converting interns. $50k is nothing. Hell even I get $66k over 2 years if I take Amazon and my friends don’t even think that’s good.

woolvalley 9y ago

Your rent for a 1 bedroom is $2800-3500/month to start tho. Total tax rate around %33, and your marginal tax rate is ~%40. If your interested, you could apply to these companies directly on their website. You would probably get a reply. Same with many startups. Go practice a whole bunch of leetcode questions and cracking the coding interview beforehand although.