The Glass Wall in Global Tech Pay
Remote work made hiring global, but compensation still hits a border. A Melbourne-versus-US comparison shows how same-team pay can diverge sharply even after accounting for super and employer payroll costs.
Melbourne-based, building for global teams
I turn complex ideas intohigh-impact software
I am Paul Gradie, a software engineer, founder, and inventor with a PhD background. I help teams move from research to production by building foundational AI models, applied AI systems, and resilient software that keeps delivering under real-world pressure.
Latest Writing
View allProxy Coding (formerly known as "Vibe Coding")
An intentful, workplace-ready substitute for the stigmatizing "vibe coding" paradigm
Guild Driven Development: The Review Guild Model for AI enabled development
When code output is cheap, trust becomes the constraint. Guild Driven Development makes review the control surface that keeps systems coherent.
Seamless AI Agent Thread Transitions: A Debugging Success Story
How I successfully transitioned context between AI agents to solve a complex Sailfish test discovery issue, turning a long debugging session into a collaborative success.
Current Focus
- Foundational AI model development and evaluation
- Applied AI systems and product delivery
- Principal-level platform architecture
- Cross-time-zone technical leadership
Education and Career Snapshot
2024 - Present
Tilt Finance
- Staff Software Engineer
2020 - 2024
Octopus Deploy
- Senior Software Engineer
2017 - 2020
Zendesk
- Data Science Engineer (AI Team)
2014 - 2017
University of Melbourne
- PhD, Developmental Genetics
2010 - 2013
University of Connecticut
- MSc, Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
2007 - 2010
University of Connecticut
- BSc, Molecular and Cell Biology