Engineering Jobs at Startups in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne has 41 open engineering roles at 13 early-stage startups, and 76% of them are remote. 10 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Melbourne
Open roles by startup. Select a startup to see its jobs.
- 41open roles
- 13startups hiring
- 76%remote
The hiring market
Melbourne accounts for 39% of Australia's 105 open engineering roles.
Industries
Fintech and payments (13), healthcare (12) and aerospace and defense (4) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the 3 postings on this page that state a salary.
What engineering work involves at an early-stage startup
You own whole parts of the product rather than one service inside a large system. Expect to write the code, deploy it, and get paged when it breaks. Reviews are quick and the codebase is small, so a decision made on Tuesday can ship on Thursday.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring engineers in Melbourne?
Heidi (11 roles), Netwealth (11) and Lunar Outpost (4) have the most; 13 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
76% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Melbourne.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (52% of those that state a level), and 15% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
10 were posted this week.






