Built in Sydney, Australia

Help us build
recruitment's
next platform

We are building the ATS that boutique Australian recruitment agencies always needed, and we are focused on getting it right before we scale.

We run our own hiring on Paragon
We build Paragon to run our own hiring. When we open a role it lives on our own Paragon-powered job board, with the same pipeline, AI scoring and candidate portal our customers use. The short form below simply registers your interest for now.
What we believe

How we work and
what we care about

These are the principles behind everything we build.

01 · Honesty

We only ship what's real

No roadmap theatre and no vaporware. Every feature on our website is live and working. We will tell you what is built, what is next, and what we have decided not to do, and why.

02 · Focus

One market, done properly

We are not trying to be the next Workday. We are building the best possible ATS for boutique Australian recruitment agencies. Depth over breadth, the right problem solved properly.

03 · Sovereignty

Australia first, always

Our candidate data and AI processing run on Australian infrastructure. Not a marketing line, a real product decision we believe matters to our customers and their candidates.

04 · AI-native

AI woven in, not bolted on

We did not build a traditional ATS and then add AI. AI has been part of the architecture from day one, and that shows up in every workflow we ship.

05 · Craft

Details matter

The loading state matters. The empty state matters. The error message matters. People spend hours a day inside this, so it should feel considered in every corner.

06 · Pace

Sustainable, not frantic

We are early in our journey, but we are not burning anyone out. Good work at a sustainable pace beats sprinting to mediocrity. We are building for the long run.

Where we're headed

An honest look at where we are taking the product next. Priorities move, so treat this as our direction of travel, not a fixed schedule.

Dimensional AI match scoring. A per-dimension breakdown and a confidence level on every AI score, plus rescore history, so a recruiter can see why a candidate scored the way they did.

Candidate registration enhancement. Richer registration through the embed widget, capturing notice period, expected rate, work-type preference and visa status up front.

Permissions and audit. A role-based permissions matrix, a full activity audit trail, and two-factor sign-in for admins.

Paragon Compliance. A separate product for right-to-work (VEVO) checks, document expiry tracking and mobile-first onboarding. We start it when the first compliance-heavy tenant signs.

How it's built

Modern, deliberate choices. Every piece is here for a reason.

Next.js 14
App Router, TypeScript, full-stack
Postgres + RLS
Managed Postgres, auth, row-level security, storage
Edge hosting
Sydney edge, CI/CD, preview environments
Transactional email
React Email templates
SCX.ai
Sovereign AU AI inference (SY5)
Document signing
Electronic offer-letter signing with audit trail
Billing
Subscription billing
Playwright
End-to-end testing, 15 tests across 4 journeys

Our data, compute and AI inference run in Australia. This is not aspirational, it is the current production state.

Open roles

Current opportunities

No open roles right now

We are early-stage, and when we bring someone on it will be a deliberate decision. We will post the role here, run through our own platform. In the meantime, register your interest below and we will reach out when something that fits opens up.

Watching for the right people
Full-stack engineering
Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres. Someone who cares about architecture and product quality in equal measure.
When we hire: first engineering hire after product-market fit
Recruitment industry specialist
A working recruiter or ex-recruiter who understands boutique agency operations from the inside and wants to shape the product.
When we hire: alongside or just after first engineering hire
Growth and partnerships
Someone who knows the Australian recruitment industry, has relationships at RCSA member firms, and can open doors authentically.
When we hire: first 10 paying tenants onboarded
Customer success
Hands-on onboarding, training, and retention for boutique agencies. This person becomes the voice of the customer inside the product team.
When we hire: first 10 paying tenants onboarded

Get in
early

If you would rather shape a platform than build out someone else's vision, we would like to hear from you. We read every submission ourselves.

What we'll do with your submission
1. We will read it and reply within a week. No automated responses.
2. We will keep your details on file as we grow. You will not be forgotten.
3. When something that fits opens, you will hear from us before it is advertised.
Received. We will read this ourselves and be in touch within a week.