All things considered - yes, it is. But there are numerous downsides.
First off is that rent and/or house prices are sky high in the main centres. Auckland is really very bad but Wellington is catching up quickly.
Wellington is quite heavy on .net due to the government and Xero. For smaller businesses there's lots of rails still. Weta is not a big company and getting a job there is a big ask unless you're already in the VFX industry. In general, NZ likes to think of itself as being innovative but isn't. Our startup 'scene' and funders are extremely conservative.
But it's a good place. Most devs know pretty much what they're doing; there appears to be an active contract scene particularly for C# and Java; and you get to live in New Zealand :)
First off is that rent and/or house prices are sky high in the main centres. Auckland is really very bad but Wellington is catching up quickly.
Wellington is quite heavy on .net due to the government and Xero. For smaller businesses there's lots of rails still. Weta is not a big company and getting a job there is a big ask unless you're already in the VFX industry. In general, NZ likes to think of itself as being innovative but isn't. Our startup 'scene' and funders are extremely conservative.
But it's a good place. Most devs know pretty much what they're doing; there appears to be an active contract scene particularly for C# and Java; and you get to live in New Zealand :)