Hire FDEs for Sydney seats and for Australia and APAC. Published 2026 senior bands in Sydney are $180k–$240k AUD base excluding 12% superannuation. Submit a Role to start the search.
The FDE title is still new in Australia. Sydney has the published senior and lead bands. Melbourne and Brisbane sit below that. Junior and mid-level bands are not published yet. We benchmark those per search.
Full salary tables and the hiring standard live on the FDE pillar. The seat definition lives on the role page. This page is the Sydney buyer door.
Yes. Sydney is the main published FDE market in Australia. We recruit FDEs for Sydney seats and for remote or hybrid work across Australia and APAC.
Published 2026 data puts senior FDEs in Sydney at $180k–$240k base and lead or principal FDEs at $230k–$280k, AUD base excluding 12% superannuation. Full bands live on the FDE salaries page.
Submit a Role. Candidates can take the FDE voice interview. The Sonitec recruitment team reviews every interview.