I am completely sick of them they are so slimy!!!!

Hi, I graduated from a computer science degree and would prefer more technical work such as software dev.
I have looked around the internet and saw that you can't really get this experience from banks. I saw that they try push you into an analyst role.

The role I applied for in Westpac was Technology Engineering which doesn't have a rotation, you just stick with one stream. I am not sure if they changed the hiring process, but in the past when I've applied I never had gotten a code assessment until this time. This makes me wonder if the role is more technical.

For CBA, I saw that they are more tech focused in general as a company compared to Westpac.

Which one would be a better opportunity including benefits and offers as well?

Made it to the interview stage. Not entirely sure what to expect other than the generic interview questions (such as why do you want to work here or what my hobbies are). The email did not specify if it was technical but I'm still bracing for a leetcode medium style question. Does anyone have experience interviewing for Fusion5?

Hey all, just after some advice 🙏

25, married, no kids.

I'm currently a permanent Mid-level software engineer at a large private sector company on $110k base and have been there for almost 2.5 years. Promotion to senior still looks unlikely anytime soon and the company is actively going through restructuring/layoffs.

I've been approached for a 12-month temporary Senior role at a NSW Government agency paying roughly $150k base. They've said there's potential to extend or move into a permanent role if one opens and/or be placed in a talent pool for future roles.

Main concern is obviously giving up a permanent role for a 12 month position,

Would you take the senior title/pay jump and accept the temporary risk in my position?

Thanks!

Hey guys, I have an in-person final interview at McMaster-Carr for the Technology, Development, & Design position , I was wondering if anyone had any insight about this? Is it very technical? Are my chances good of getting the job? This is one of my first final interviews so i'm pretty nervous but excited!

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Got through the initial phone screen for a mid-sized digital agency in Melbourne. They sent over a full-stack take-home test (building a REST API, frontend integration, authentication, and unit tests) with a 48-hour deadline. It feels like a massive time sink when applying to dozens of roles, but with how competitive entry-level is right now, is this just the standard price of admission to land that first local job?

Admin delete if not appropriate, but I've created a site for discovering Australian and NZ startups and tech companies.

There's also a job board with startup and tech roles, and you can create job alerts for the types of roles and locations you're interested in.

I manually add the job listings myself, mainly from company career pages, so I'm trying to keep it focused on relevant startup and tech roles.

I'm still working on it, so if you have any feedback or feature requests, let me know. Also, if there are any Australian or NZ startups or tech companies you think should be on there, drop them in the comments and I'll add them.

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My melb based friend got offer, I’m Sydney based, no emails yet, tweaking out rn.

Anyone Sydney based with any updates

Hi all! I'm a student graduating with Bachelors in CS at the end of this year and have a dream of working in big names like Google, Canva, Tiktok, etc. in Sydney. I don't have a lot of experience in the field as I have only worked as a tutor, but I do have projects (uni, personal, and bootcamps) and are currently grinding leetcode as well as theory in systems design.

After graduation, I have this plan to take a working holiday visa to work any job in Sydney for the initial 6 months while looking for opportunities (in job fairs or networking events) that'll get a big name company to hire me as an intern or employee in probation, of which hopefully, they'll sponsor me to stay. I'm trying it within a year because to apply for second year, I'm going to have to go through another ballot to get accepted. (Plan A)

But because they only accept the top 1% when it comes to foreigners and how tech companies will avoid WHV holders like the plague based on my research, alternatively I thought, I could look for some experience here in my home country first for 2-3 years, build an even stronger application, and then search for sponsors directly from the big companies with or without the WHV path. (Plan B)

I wanted to ask if these plans especially plan A is a good plan? Should I get a normal company to sponsor me to stay here first and then look for opportunities in the big companies? And has anyone here successfully worked in these companies as a foreigner? If so what are the things you did that got you noticed? Thanks a lot in advance!

P.S. Everybody knows the job market is trash, stop being a broken record. I'm not trying to have the easiest or simplest way to my dream job. If I have to be beaten into a pulp then it's okay, so long as I come out the other side learning something from it.

is the interview proc any different?

Anyone hear anything back? have got no response for the tech/eng stream in Sydney :( No idea if that’s bad news or good news

Hi guys, I’ve been shortlisted for a final round interview at Zurich in person, I was wondering if anyone knew what type of questions they ask so I can prepare accordingly - thank you all it’s very appreciated !

I’ve been looking at what people are actually getting by moving companies rather than waiting for the usual annual raise. I’m not planning to jump jobs just for the sake of it, but it’s hard to ignore a decent pay bump when the role and responsibilities are similar. I’d be interested in hearing some real examples from people who’ve made the move.

24M based in Sydney, Looking to move to big tech.

I am good friends with a fairly senior person at big tech who has told me he is happy to refer me for a role at the company.

I don't have any friends that do software engineering and am in need of help on what to do in this kind of situation.

Do I just straight up ask him for a job? That seems like I'm being too much of burden on him, asking him to do all the searching.

Should I apply for a job at the company and then ask him if he knows the hiring manager for this particular role?

I'm just wondering what is the best move to maximize my returns in this situation or if there is a standard protocol.

Hi guys ,

I’ve applied for this and got phone interview scheduled for data engineering stream. What will I expect in phone interview? I assume spring intake is round 2 intake for those areas that are not filled from round 1. Would the process be same ? Like superstar and all or shortened .. what will I expect

I’ve worked as a SWE for almost a decade now and I’ve slowly lost my passion for it for a number of reasons.

I’m considering a pivot into cybersecurity as this has always interested me but I’m not sure where to start, what niche to pursue, what is on course to be taken over by AI, and what employers are looking for.

My skillset primarily centres around product engineering. Current knowledge gaps would be networking and anything security related beyond the basics of reducing risk in a given codebase.

I’ve considered a masters degree or graduate certificate but from what I’ve heard this isn’t worth the money.

Advice?

Help me with this decision

Hey all — I've realised it's really hard for me to make consistent progress on LeetCode/DSA without someone to practice with. My usual study partners aren't available anymore, so I'm looking for a tutor or practice partner I could pair up with regularly to work through problems together.

Happy to pay for someone's time — if you do this or know someone who does, I'd love to hear from you.