State of Software Engineering in Australia 2026, by Shine Solutions

Software engineering is changing. How is Australia keeping up?

Software engineering
is changing.
How is Australia keeping up?

Take part in the State of Software Engineering in Australia survey, a look at how Australian organisations build software: their engineering practice, how mature it is, and where AI has landed.

See how Australian organisations compare.

For everyone who builds software in Australia

A clearer picture starts with the people doing the work

This survey asks the people who build software and the people who lead them how the work really gets done across Australian organisations.

What the survey explores

01

How work reaches production, and the friction along the way

02

Where AI sits in the work, and how it’s changing roles and junior development

03

How much room teams have to innovate, and the drag of legacy systems

Who should take part?

If you work on building software inside an Australian organisation, from a startup to a large enterprise, we want to hear from you.

That means everyone involved, not only the people who write code. Developers, testers, business analysts, designers, architects, product and delivery people, and platform and operations teams are all in scope, along with the leaders responsible for them, up to CTO. Contractors and consultants are welcome too, answering about the client organisation where they’ve spent the most time over the past year.

Frequently asked questions

Add your perspective to the picture.

Take the survey and help build a clearer view of software engineering in Australia.

State of Software Engineering in Australia · 2026

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