// Careers
We don't ship pilots. We ship work that lasts.
A decade of product-led delivery, now turned on how AI rewires the way work gets done. Embedded squads, real production work, capability uplift built into every engagement — pragmatic, not Big-Four cookie-cutter. We hire ahead of need — if you're the right kind of builder, we want to know you.
// the 60-second pitch
Four reasons engineers, PMs and designers pick Propel.
No mission statements. No "passionate about innovation". Here's what's actually different about working here.
// 01
Production AI work
Agentic analysts running at Cameron Harrison. The AI Dev Toolkit shipping code daily inside Netwealth. Natural-language reporting at the heart of MYOB Advisor. Real software, used every day, with our names on it.
// 02
Embedded — not arms-length
Forward-deployed inside the client's team — typically alongside other Propel folks. Same tools, same engineering standards, real ownership of the outcome. Closer to the build than any advisory shop will get you.
// 03
AI engineering as the default
Modern AI tooling, evals, observability, and prompt-as-code aren't side projects — they're how we ship. We invest in your toolkit so you stay current.
// 04
You'll grow faster here
Capability uplift is built into engagements. You'll coach by doing, lead earlier than you would elsewhere, and work alongside seniors who actually code, design, and ship.
// recently shipped
What you'll actually work on.
A snapshot of recent client work. The next squad you join is probably building something like one of these.
// Tinybeans · Product & engineering
Looking after a million family albums
Tinybeans is where parents store their kids' first steps, first words, and a thousand other moments they can't afford to lose. Propel runs the product end-to-end — iOS, Android, web and the systems behind them — so families keep loading photos and the Tinybeans team can focus on what's next.
// MYOB · Engineering
MYOB Advisor — natural-language reporting
Advisory reporting tool built on natural-language generation that turns the numbers in accounting software into client-ready commentary in seconds. Won an AFR Innovation Award and underpinned a material price increase.
// AGL · Engineering
Green Finance launch for solar & battery
Worked across nearly six AGL teams to relaunch a competitive green loan for solar & battery bundles. Mapped every flow and edge case, then led delivery end-to-end into market — paving the way for partnerships with Westpac, CBA and others.
// Netwealth · AI development
AI Dev Toolkit — enterprise SDLC augmentation
Codified Netwealth's architecture into 12 agent modes, 7 custom prompts and 18 instruction files. Five MCP servers wire it into Datadog, Jira, Playwright, Index 7 and Azure DevOps. Deterministic, guided coding inside VS Code, Visual Studio and Rider.
// Redcat · AI development
Computer-vision PoC for order accuracy
Two-week discovery building two proofs-of-concept — post-hoc evidence retrieval and live packing monitoring — across 50+ structured restaurant scenarios. Honest GO/NO-GO with a defined path to production.
// ReadyTech · Engineering
ReadyPay employee self-serve mobile app
Cross-functional product team running dual-track agile — continuous discovery alongside delivery. Single mobile experience integrating multiple payroll platforms with federated identities. Launched 2023 with a design system that scales mobile and web.
// who thrives here
You'll feel at home if…
Our values are the table stakes — the actual day-to-day filters for who's a fit. If three or more of these sound like you, we should talk.
// 01
Founders mindset
You take ownership without waiting for permission, resolve open questions fast, and move on data and direct feedback rather than committee.
// 02
Craftmanship
You know where to disproportionately invest effort and where to be lean. You care about the streaks on the forks.
// 03
Forthright
You can have direct, honest conversations about the issue without making it about the individual. Conflict is fine. Avoiding it isn't.
// 04
Client obsession
You actually like client-facing work. You enjoy understanding what drives the customer and using that to relentlessly evaluate your own ideas.
// 05
Outsized impact
You make others around you better. You care about leverage — multiplying the team's output, not just maxing out your own hours.
// 06
Comfortable with ambiguity
You can prioritise and deliver the highest-value work even when context is incomplete. You don't get blocked by it.
//07
All-in on AI personal productivity
You're already using Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or similar daily — for your own work, side projects, or the thing you're tinkering with this weekend. Not theoretical, not last-quarter. This one's a non-negotiable.
//08
Curious by default
You read the paper, run the experiment, build the thing in your spare time. We'll happily back the side projects — most of our best IP started as one.
// the propel embedded expert
A different shape of engineer, PM, designer.
We're not hiring people to slot into a feature factory. We're hiring people who can stretch across disciplines, hold context, and lift the team they're embedded with.
// open roles
We hire ahead of need.
Most of our roles below are pipeline conversations rather than active hires — we like to know good people before we need them. Roles tagged "Active hire" have a defined start date.
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// where we work
Several offices, one team.
Hybrid by default — three days a week in office, more as needed. We're intentional about getting humans together for the high-bandwidth work and giving them the space to do focused work the rest of the time.
// Melbourne · Australia
3 Hill Street Cremorne
Strategy, product, design, engineering, AI architecture and the leadership team are based here. The space is where we host clients, run workshops and bring squads together for the high-bandwidth work.
// Sydney · Australia
Level 9, 31 Market Street
Small and emerging — planted on purpose. Sydney is Australia's biggest commercial hub, and we want senior consultants on the ground close to the boards and exec teams driving most of our east-coast pipeline. The wider practice is a flight away in Melbourne, or a video call away in HCMC.
// Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
1st Floor, 89 Ham Nghi, Sai Gon Ward
A growing engineering team in HCMC, working as one squad with our Australian crews. Same engagement model, same bar, same access to client work. We back this team for the long term.
// the process
A four-step process. No surprises.
Most candidates go from first conversation to offer in three to four weeks. We tell you what each step is, who's in the room, and what we're testing for.
// step 01
Intro conversation
30 minutes with our Talent Lead. We share what's on at Propel right now and learn what you're optimising for. No CV interrogation — we've already read it.
~30 min · video
// step 02
Craft conversation
60 minutes with a principal in your discipline. Real work, recent decisions, trade-offs you've made. We're testing how you think, not whether you can recite a textbook.
~60 min · video or in person
// step 03
Practical exercise
A scoped, paid practical that mirrors real Propel work. You can do it sync or async. We'll tell you exactly how it'll be assessed before you start.
~3–4 hours · paid · async or sync
// step 04
Team & founder time
Meet the squad you'd join, plus 30 minutes with one of the founders. We'll make a decision within 48 hours of this conversation. You'll know.
~2 hours · in person where possible
// diversity, equity & inclusion
Different people, sharper team.
Our team is made up of people with different values, backgrounds, skills, experiences and needs. That includes gender and identity, marital and family status, ethnicity, language, age, sexual orientation, religious and political beliefs, cultural background, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability, perspective, experience and education.
We back this with practice — recruitment, selection, training, remuneration, leave, flexible working, and progression are all designed to reflect it. Our exec is accountable for measurable gender equity outcomes, and the D&I committee owns the rest.
Propel acknowledges that we gather, live, work and design on Aboriginal land. We extend that respect to elders past, present and emerging as we walk together on this beautiful land we call home.
// don't see your role?
Tell us what you're looking for.
We hire ahead of need, and we read every application. Drop a line — what you do, where you'd want to work, and what would have to be true for you to make a move. We'll come back within a week with an honest answer.