Thinking of moving to New Zealand - Whats the job market like?

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Posted by michaelmallett on June 21, 2015 at 3:08pm

Hi, I'm looking to go travelling and spend a year in New Zealand on WHV. I hope to pick up some contract work whilst in Auckland and Wellington, but I'm not so sure that there is a lot out there for a mid/senior level developer.

Can anyone give me an idea what the job market is like? Is there much out there, it seems not...

I also have experience in DevOps processes, like Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Architecture etc, but I am lacking in experience compared to my Drupal knowledge, so I'm not sure if I could go for a fully fledged DevOps role.

Thanks

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From my perspective, there's

Posted by jonathan_hunt on June 21, 2015 at 9:42pm
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From my perspective, there's plenty of work out there. Send your CV to http://catalyst.net.nz/jobs

Also, have a look at PHP UG (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nzphpug), look at meetup.com for Wellington & Auckland. Larger companies like Vend, Xero etc. are often looking for people. http://2015.phpconference.org.nz/ could be a good place to meet people also.

We also have an office in

Posted by Stefan Lehmann on June 21, 2015 at 9:50pm
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We also have an office in Auckland which might look for a new talent. Just give it a try and send your CV to Dave. Details here: http://sparksinteractive.co.nz

Right timing

Posted by japo32 on June 23, 2015 at 5:55am
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Thanks for asking this, michaelmallett.

I'll be flying to Auckland this coming July 20th on a Job Search Visa. Good luck to both of us.

NZ might suprise you

Posted by alex.xequals on June 23, 2015 at 6:07am
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The Drupal sector here is actually pretty big (for a tiny country) and appears to continue growing year by year.

It all depends on how skilled and experienced you are, but there is definitely room for a senior developer here in Wellington. These positions get frequently advertised at the Drupal Meetups once a month, which my company organises.

When you come to Wellington, it will be mandatory that you come to a meetup, and that you and I grab a coffee :)

Further to the other comments though, it's true that Catalyst and Sparks are probably your best options for employment.

www.xequals.co.nz - Kickass NZ Drupal development since 2010.

ditto with japo32, thanks for

Posted by ardnet on June 23, 2015 at 9:43am
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ditto with japo32, thanks for asking this michaelmallett.

I'm also planning to move to New Zealand hopefully by next year, and hopefully can bring my family as well to there.

I heard about the Drupal Community there that I believed quite big, so that putting my interest to go there and wanna get involve in there too.

I'm consider my self as a Senior Drupal Developer and currently stays in Singapore, and at the moment also looking around for job vacancy in NZ.

So I guess good luck to all of us here that looking for some job :)
Thanks all.