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Brisbane has plenty of tech jobs. I'm netting $250,000 inc bonuses as an SRE and the markets rife for oppertunity. Not FAANG either.

redact207 5y ago
woah, you guys have any openings?
valzam 5y ago
What sector are you in? According to linkedin and glassdoor senior engineers in Melbourne earn between 110k-160k. 250k is very high.
- nsonha 5y ago
  SREs are usually higher, up to about 180k last I checked, with the market getting really hot in the past 12 months, I would not be surprised if that number's passed the 200k mark now. 250k for non-contracting is indeed impressive. I'm guessing a trading firm, in that case, they are outliers, curious if they have presence in Brissie though.
  - LilBytes 5y ago
    We're not a trading firm. Relatively small company, 7 software engineers including myself. Around 60~ staff between the Continental US and AU/NZ. We're in Brisbane.
    - nsonha 5y ago
      props for your employer to build a lean bussiness that can sustain paying bank to engineers, and for sharing the profit. This is a reminder for myself not to overlook companies like yours
      - LilBytes 5y ago
        I was as shocked as you are when we started talking salaries. Thought I'd interview because I was getting sick of the old job. Wasn't intending to start actively looking. External recruiter approached me on LinkedIn, had an interview with her, another 3 interviews with the company. No leet code nonsense. Did do a personality and IQ test though. And a problem solving excercise which involved troubleshooting Python and SQL. The final interview followed by a group chat with the whole engineering team. Honestly the whole interview process was really enjoyable. I'm stoked to be here. That said, I've worked for small companies in the past. Two in fact. And they both hold the rungs for second worst and actual worst companies I've worked for. With this new company though they also hold the top! But it's early days. So far so well. This was all in March/April too. Quite recent.
nsonha 5y ago
250k net means ~230k + super? Is this contracting? And may I ask your rank in org?
- LilBytes 5y ago
  $150k salary, 10% super and the rest I get in bonuses. The bonus break down is: 10% of my salary paid quarterly if I hit my targets and I get around 0.9% profit sharing. My position title is just SRE. Same rank as the other engineers. CEO > VP of Engineering > All the SWE/SREs sit here
  - softveda 5y ago
    Are you SRE in a tech company or a non tech company (e.g. Bank) ? Are your targets financial or technical (e.g. RTO,MTTR, SLO etc.)
    - LilBytes 5y ago
      Yeah, tech company. Targets change quarter to quarter and are what ever I and my Manager/VP decide. Typically the targets are technically focused. E.g. product needs in the next 12 months require specific SLO/SLI's being met, in addition to some future customers who we're looking to onboard require us to be compliant in certain security standards. Those are my goals for this quarter.

redact207 5y ago

woah, you guys have any openings?

valzam 5y ago

What sector are you in? According to linkedin and glassdoor senior engineers in Melbourne earn between 110k-160k. 250k is very high.

nsonha 5y ago
SREs are usually higher, up to about 180k last I checked, with the market getting really hot in the past 12 months, I would not be surprised if that number's passed the 200k mark now. 250k for non-contracting is indeed impressive. I'm guessing a trading firm, in that case, they are outliers, curious if they have presence in Brissie though.
- LilBytes 5y ago
  We're not a trading firm. Relatively small company, 7 software engineers including myself. Around 60~ staff between the Continental US and AU/NZ. We're in Brisbane.
  - nsonha 5y ago
    props for your employer to build a lean bussiness that can sustain paying bank to engineers, and for sharing the profit. This is a reminder for myself not to overlook companies like yours
    - LilBytes 5y ago
      I was as shocked as you are when we started talking salaries. Thought I'd interview because I was getting sick of the old job. Wasn't intending to start actively looking. External recruiter approached me on LinkedIn, had an interview with her, another 3 interviews with the company. No leet code nonsense. Did do a personality and IQ test though. And a problem solving excercise which involved troubleshooting Python and SQL. The final interview followed by a group chat with the whole engineering team. Honestly the whole interview process was really enjoyable. I'm stoked to be here. That said, I've worked for small companies in the past. Two in fact. And they both hold the rungs for second worst and actual worst companies I've worked for. With this new company though they also hold the top! But it's early days. So far so well. This was all in March/April too. Quite recent.

nsonha 5y ago

250k net means ~230k + super? Is this contracting? And may I ask your rank in org?

LilBytes 5y ago
$150k salary, 10% super and the rest I get in bonuses. The bonus break down is: 10% of my salary paid quarterly if I hit my targets and I get around 0.9% profit sharing. My position title is just SRE. Same rank as the other engineers. CEO > VP of Engineering > All the SWE/SREs sit here
- softveda 5y ago
  Are you SRE in a tech company or a non tech company (e.g. Bank) ? Are your targets financial or technical (e.g. RTO,MTTR, SLO etc.)
  - LilBytes 5y ago
    Yeah, tech company. Targets change quarter to quarter and are what ever I and my Manager/VP decide. Typically the targets are technically focused. E.g. product needs in the next 12 months require specific SLO/SLI's being met, in addition to some future customers who we're looking to onboard require us to be compliant in certain security standards. Those are my goals for this quarter.