Roles - Melbourne
Re:Sourced runs structured search for forward deployed engineers in Melbourne. Median 21 days from brief to signed offer, 90-day replacement guarantee, calibrated against an active network of senior engineers across the ANZ market.
The role
Customer-embedded engineer who ships production integrations inside client environments post-sale. Common in AI-native and enterprise SaaS. The qualifying pool is thin because the title only consolidated around 2023-24; most strong candidates carry other titles, so searches rely on profile translation rather than keyword sourcing.
In Melbourne, forward deployed engineer demand sits with the city's enterprise software and fintech employers and a growing AI-native scene, from REA Group, MYOB, SEEK and Culture Amp through to the payments and lending players running Melbourne engineering teams. Hybrid is the dominant pattern, and full-remote is common for senior customer-embedded roles given the client travel involved.
Salary band 2026
Bands are calibrated against active Re:Sourced searches in Melbourne for 2026. Senior forward deployed engineers run roughly AUD 170-230k base, around 5% below Sydney. Base only; total compensation typically runs 20-50% above base when equity is structured well.
For full salary bands across all six disciplines, seniority levels and cities, see the Australian Tech Engineering Salary Guide 2026. For named-employer comp data on a specific brief, start a hiring campaign.
How we hire
Common questions
A forward deployed engineer is a customer-embedded engineer who builds and ships production integrations inside client environments after the sale. In Melbourne the demand sits with enterprise software, fintech and a growing AI-native scene. Because the title only consolidated around 2023 to 2024, most strong candidates carry other titles, so sourcing relies on profile translation rather than keyword search.
Senior forward deployed engineers in Melbourne run roughly AUD 170-230k base for 2026, around 5 percent below Sydney. Base only; total compensation typically runs 20 to 50 percent above base when equity is structured well.
Re:Sourced delivers a calibrated shortlist within 72 hours of the intake call and runs a 21-day median from brief to signed offer for senior individual-contributor roles. Every permanent placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee, and there is no fee until placement.
Hybrid is the dominant pattern in Melbourne, and full remote is common for senior customer-embedded roles given the client travel involved.
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30 minute working session. No fee until placement. Replacement inside 90 days.