Since the original question did include Brisbane I’m going to speak up :).
We’ve got a smaller community than Sydney or Melbourne, but a decent one, and there is plenty of work to go around (that said I’m currently working remotely for a Sydney company :)). The monthly meet up is decently attended with good talks and opportunities to speak. imho Brisbane is an awesome place to live. I’d view the climate as almost ideal 9 months of the year, and bordering on to hot in Summer, but hey it’s summer so hot is good then right :). Like it has been pointed out, there is plenty of opportunity in all places. It’s a good time to be a rails dev, and there are opportunities around. I think that all the cities are probably alright, there are probably opportunities everywhere, so take a look around, and good luck. Rob > On 8 Dec 2015, at 9:52 AM, Shamael Keng <shamk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lorenzo, > > You should make a list of what your priorities are in regards to finding your > next home. For example. > 1. Working on a great product with a progressive company > 2. Salary > 3. Living in a city which enables me to enjoy who I am. > These would be my 3 things which are important to me, so to give you some > insight, having lived in both Melbourne and Sydney, you can find the first > two in either city. > The last one however, IMHO would be Melbourne. Research the liveability of > both cities and you'll find that Melbourne has nearly always beaten Sydney. > Food, music, art, the culture in Melbourne is diverse, rich and we have some > of the best coffee in the world, plus it’s easily found. > > If I would compare it to a city anywhere in the world, I would say that’s its > similar to Berlin. In any case, good luck with finding a home! > > Regards > SK > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 9:52 AM, David Parry <david.pa...@suranyami.com > <mailto:david.pa...@suranyami.com>> wrote: > Also, Lorenzo, you might want to use the Greythorn Salary Survey as a guide > for salary expectations in each city: > > https://www.greythorn.com.au/download-the-2014-greythorn-market-insights-and-salary-guide > > <https://www.greythorn.com.au/download-the-2014-greythorn-market-insights-and-salary-guide> > > Both Melbourne & Sydney are great places to live and have the most RoR job > opportunities. Sydney’s expensive, but Melbourne’s catching up. > > However, we are blessed with a great, supportive, fun Ruby community all > across Australia and New Zealand, so don’t stress too much about it. > > >> On 8 Dec 2015, at 9:31 AM, Steve Gilles <st...@stevegilles.com >> <mailto:st...@stevegilles.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi Lorenzo, >> >> Most on-site Ruby / Rails roles are in Sydney and Melbourne so I’d recommend >> starting your search there. The size of the Ruby market is similar in each >> city, so career wise you should be fine in either. >> >> More importantly, spend time figuring out which city you’d enjoy *living* in >> more. Read up, speak to people who live in each city and spend time >> exploring. >> >> Steve Gilles >> @stevelikesyou >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Jonathan Fantham <j.fant...@gmail.com >> <mailto:j.fant...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> This could be stale information now, but five years ago when I moved to >> Australia I applied for jobs in Melbourne and Sydney and I got a lot more >> responses from Sydney than Melbourne. >> >> I would recommend applying for jobs in both cities and see what bites you >> get. Usually companies are happy to do online interviews. They’ll probably >> want a final in-person interview but at least you can test the waters >> remotely. >> >>> On 7/12/2015, at 07:37, Lorenzo Sinisi <lasslo....@gmail.com >>> <mailto:lasslo....@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Rubyist, I'll move to Australia in about a month and I'm a Ruby >>> developer with 3 years experience. I would like to pick up the best city >>> for my skillset and I have no idea about the market over there. Where would >>> you suggest me to start formy working experience between Melbourne, Sydney >>> or Brisbane? I know it is a very generic question but I would just like to >>> know your opinion as you are already there. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> This is my Linkedin so you can give me a better advice >>> https://au.linkedin.com/in/lorenzosinisi >>> <https://au.linkedin.com/in/lorenzosinisi> >>> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania >> <http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania >> <http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania > <http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > sk > http://au.LinkedIn.com/in/Shamaelkeng <http://au.linkedin.com/in/Shamaelkeng> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rails-oceania@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania > <http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. 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