jptJun 17
Ludic 🧛

I've got a client looking to hire five senior engineers in Sydney -- they work in data engineering, but they'll take anyone that's competent and work it out from there. Pay's about A$160K to A$180K + superannuation for someone that nails their interview process. No LeetCode stuff, though there is an online screen that is reportedly at the level of "You weren't lying about programming, right? Can you like, read a CSV and write some SQL?"

Hit me up if you know anyone that'd be interested!

Jun 17 at 12:30amWeb
Show threadOnno (VK6FLAB)Jun 17
@ludicity if they're interested in someone working from Western Australia, I'm interested.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@vk6flab Unfortunately they are not -- they've got per-city offices and I'm winning work at them one-at-a-time. So far I have a great relationship with the Canberra branch and a burgeoning one with the Sydney branch.
Show threadjackJun 17
@ludicity ...is that the level of technical expertise needed to earn $160k? I'll be on the next plane, or the one after that 😄
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17

@jackeric Basically yes! Obviously they'll expect a few other things, but my experience recruiting with them so far is that any competent practitioner that cares can bat at the 160K range.

(I think this is also true of the broader market, if you talk to the right people -- 160K + super is actually the lowest salary any candidate I've represented has ever gotten)

Show threadEd WiebeJun 17
@ludicity You want programmers. There are no data engineers. Engineering is profession.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17

@edwiebe I can't tell if this is a restatement of what I wrote or advice, but I do agree with this! Data engineer seems to roughly round out to "has used dbt before", which is uh, irrelevant to actual performance.

"Data engineering" is a better descriptor of job responsibilities than it is a mechanism for candidate selection.

Show threadthedarkniteJun 17
@ludicity let me know if that type of thing comes up in Melbourne
Show threadJacques ChesterJun 17
@ludicity if I can breathe without mechanical assistance or asking Claude to do it for me would I qualify
Show threadoberonsghostJun 17
@ludicity @stilgherrian Do you have anything for early career folks. I have a friend’s son who was laid off after a company sale and is looking around.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17

@oberonsghost @stilgherrian Unfortunately not. I'm usually only recruiting for one client at a time as my company is focused mostly on our own consulting work. Sorry!

A good spot might be a niche meetup (not the big ones) in his local area. Like an Elixir gathering or something like that.

Show threadoberonsghostJun 17
@ludicity @stilgherrian Cheers. I’ll suggest it to him.
Show threadginoputrinoJun 17
@ludicity I might know some people. What kind of start date are they looking at, and what part of Sydney (CBD, north shore, etc)? Sydney is very sprawling, and people who are otherwise suitable might not want to commute too far.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@ginoputrino They're looking for ASAP but will wait for a good candidate. Their office is at The Rocks, which I think would make them a CBD spot.
Show threadWintergreenJun 17

@ludicity

#GetFediHired

Show threadHannesJun 17
@ludicity Is visa sponsorship an option?
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@hasnep It is not. They told me only permanent residents and citizens will be considered. 😢 Sorry for the bad news.
Show threadDrChrisJun 17
@ludicity have you reached out to local university physics departments - physics phds trying to escape academia make fantastic data scientists and data engineers. Astrophysics in particular is a data engineering and data science masterclass – it’s been my main port of call when recruiting and hasn’t steered me wrong.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@DrChris That could work! But I'd rather just work off Mastodon or my personal network and call it a day if that doesn't work since it isn't my main line of business (I also have no idea how to tell which physicists don't suck)
Show threadDrChrisJun 17

@ludicity Fair enough! I do vaguely know some Sydney Physicists I can point your direction if you like :)

p.s. Long time fan first time commentator – reading your PowerBI blog post when I first transitioned into data made me realise I wasn't insane and it was everyone else who was the problem so thank you truly for being a voice of passionate angry reason.

Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@DrChris If they want out of academia, feel free to do so!
Show threadZindelloJun 17
@ludicity I may be interested, but I'm a remote worker in Bathurst.
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@zindello Unfortunately I think they want someone in Sydney itself as they don't have much control over federal contracts requiring 1-2 days a week on-site at times.
Show threadZindelloJun 17
@ludicity That's a shame. I could do 1-2 days a week if needed. It's a long commute but be willing to make it work. That's better than most people right now who think 9/10 days in the office is "Hybrid"
Show threadRaglan Niall  Jun 17
@ludicity pfft you want programmers!
This shitpost from your friendly Professional Mechanical Engineer (secialising in prototypes for startups)
Show threadantipodestrianJun 17
@ludicity Would they be interested in a sysadmin/networking/security person who can do bash and powershell?
Show threadLudic 🧛Jun 17
@antipodestrian I thiiink that some SQL and application programming experience is highly desirable, but they've hired someone with this exact profile through me before for a similar role. I'll shoot you a DM with an email address to reach me at and let's take a shot at it.