Our values
Mission-Driven Excellence
Let's be honest: it'll take an extraordinary effort to make a dent on poverty in America. We hold ourselves to a very high standard - which translates into detail orientation, precise communication, and world class speed.
Progress over Perfect
The mission is too big to solve all at once, but we take pride in progress. Long term success requires both focus and a willingness to increment and learn.
Listen First
We approach our work with humility and the acknowledgement that there's a lot we don't know. We don't pity or look down on low-income families - instead, we take inspiration from their resilience and ensure that they have a seat at the table.
Propel Each Other
We value the work that includes and accelerates others. The success of those around you is your success. We celebrate our wins together and we learn from our mistakes together.
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
At Propel, JEDI represents our constant striving towards equality both internally and externally. Internally, we focus on DEI: diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Externally, we focus on justice: dismantling systemic racism, discrimination, and economic injustices with the products that we build.
We focus on JEDI because it drives us towards the best product and business decisions that allow us to effectively and consciously serve our mission and our users. As a social enterprise, we also recognize that caring about JEDI is quite simply the right thing to do.
The people that use our products are diverse in many ways - gender, age, race, sexual orientation, religion, disability status, and more. We explicitly aim to reflect that with our team composition, though we aren’t there yet. That’s why we are actively working to make sure our job descriptions are inclusive, our sourcing nets are widely cast, and our interview process is equitable and fair to all.
We particularly value those with lived experiences around financial hardship and safety net programs. While people from all backgrounds can contribute to Propel’s mission, we know that those who come from the communities we serve have an incredibly powerful and unique perspective.
Our team
At Propel, team members have the opportunity to do the things they love to do, all while making a social impact and learning from smart, motivated, and caring people. So, if you're in the business of being you and doing social good, join Propel, the team of bread makers, basketball lovers, potters, parents, yogis, gamers, weightlifters, singers, photographers, makeup artists, and Dragon Ball Z fans.
Benefits & Perks
Generous vacation policy
20 vacation days. These days are meant for trips, vacations, time with family, etc. You have our support to be off the map, unconnected and unavailable.
16 week parental leave
You can take them flexibly over the first year (in collaboration with manager).
Unlimited sick days
Life happens. These days are reserved to give you the energy to bounce back when you need it the most.
New tech tools
All new employees get a laptop computer. After two years, the computer is yours and your budget replenishes.
Healthcare and a 401k
We’ve got your medical, dental, and vision - we cover up to 99% of the premium. We offer 401K plans with up to 4% employer match.
Remote first
Work wherever you’re happiest. We have offices in Brooklyn and SF, but we’re remote-first, with team members located across the country.
Bring your dog to work! Here at Propel, dogs are more than welcome as long as they aren’t disruptive to the work environment.
Our mission is core to our ethos as a company so that resonated with me when I joined. While we love data, we’re not just about the bottom line, so an empathetic spirit and an open mind to different perspectives or lived experiences is key to helping us build a great product and a great team.
Kaela Gallo
Senior Manager, UX Research
Why do I love my job? 1. Good work: Social-driven software for a traditionally overlooked demography 2. Good tech: TypeScript, Vue.js, Terraform, Ansible, Fargate, RDS 3. Good people: smart, hardworking, kind, fun (and no a**holes) 4. Good dogs: they’re so cuddly.
Ilya Kamens
Software Engineer
