Beyond the beaches, the Gold Coast is a quiet key player in Australia’s tech scene with a growing list of scaling tech companies dotted along the coastline. Companies like Desygner, Autoguru, AutogenAI, Send, Cake and Gilmour Space are at the forefront of this movement, offering tech professionals the opportunity to work on innovative projects and collaborate with global teams from right here in Australia’s favourite playground.
With 20 new tech jobs dropping in the first few days of 2025, we’re excited to see the Gold Coast ecosystem take to new heights. Cohort Innovation Space Program Director, Dren Xerxa said he is thrilled by the region’s rapid progress over the past year.
“Lifestyle and work-life balance have become powerful magnets for attracting top talent, driving a surge of tech professionals to relocate to the Gold Coast over the past five years. We’re constantly advertising on behalf of our Founders Club members who are hiring for a number of new tech roles and it’s great to see the landscape becoming more competitive with more and more applications being submitted for these roles”
We’re thrilled to highlight some new tech and innovation jobs that are up for grabs in 2025. Keep in mind that these roles may have been filled by the time you view them – or similarly, new roles might have been announced. If you’d like assistance connecting with Gold Coast tech companies, don’t hesitate to reach out to us – we love supporting the community! ❤️
1. AutoGuru
With a team of 44 led by Founder Eden Shirley, AutoGuro is one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most innovative tech companies and is making some serious waves in the automotive industry.
AutoGuru combines high-tech smarts with down-to-earth service to connect customers and automotive service providers like never before. The cutting-edge tech platform makes booking auto services online as easy as booking a hotel or flight, making automotive services fairer, easier and more transparent for both motorists and automotive service providers.
AutoGuru currently has 4 jobs on the market including an Office Manager, Customer Support Supervisor, Fleet Services Agent and an Automation Test Analyst.
About the company: https://www.autoguru.com.au/
Role: https://www.seek.com.au/AutoGuru-jobs/at-this-company?jobId=81144137&type=standout
2. Desygner
Founded in Australia by Alex Rich and Sayan Bhattacharyya, Desygner started as an app company and has since expanded into a global SMB marketing and design solution with AI at its heart since 2020.
Desygner’s group of companies now includes Desygner itself with over 40 million users, along with We Brand, its flagship enterprise product used by large multinational corporations, Fluer, a cutting-edge AI-powered editing suite, and Knowz, an AI search competing with perplexity as well as a big Enterprise assistants and agentics platform. With a team of over 70 people, Desygner is Queensland’s largest growing startup, and is proud to call the Gold Coast home.
Desygner is always looking for experienced and successful leadership, and has 9 job listings including a Senior Frontend Developer, iOS Developer, Business Development Manager. You can read more about the available roles here and applicants can send their updated CV and cover letter at recruitment@desygner.com.
More about the products here: https://desygner.com/ h
Find the jobs here: https://docs.google.com/
3. Gilmour Space
Venture-backed rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies is on a mission to develop new launch vehicles powered by lower-cost hybrid propulsion technologies. Founded in 2013 by two brothers – Adam Gilmour and James Gilmour, Gilmour Space has grown to over 200 employees, built a local supply chain of 300+ Australian companies, and raised $142 million in venture funding.
Gilmour have a wide range of jobs in manufacturing and engineering and they are currently on the lookout for an IT Support Engineer to join their team.
About the company: https://www.gspace.com/
Role description: https://www.seek.com.au/job/81171009?type=standout&ref=search-standalone&origin=cardTitle#sol=3eb584f4e721069344d41875b6bc734b448ee57d
4. CoSpaces
For over a decade, CoSpaces has been embedded as a key player in Queensland’s innovation ecosystem, designing and managing leading innovation hubs, startup programs and entrepreneurial events. CoSpaces specialise in the management and activation of flexible workspaces and innovation communities such as Cohort Innovation Space, The Forefront, Queensland AI Hub, LX Health, and The Precinct.
CoSpaces has 3 job listings for a Digital Content Creator, Facilities Manager and Community Coordinator.
About the company: https://cospaces.com
Role descriptions: https://cospaces.com/careers/
5. Odoo
Odoo is an open-source suite of integrated business applications actively programmed, supported, and organised by Odoo SA. With offices around the world including US, Belgium, Hong Kong, Dubai and Mexico (to name a few), the Odoo software gets more than 1,500 downloads a day, and is one of the most frequently installed business suites worldwide.
Odoo has a Gold Coast role available for a Project Leader. Learn more about this job here: https://www.seek.com.au/job/81038958?type=promoted&ref=search-standalone&origin=cardTitle#sol=b1195b82af5101a25ef1a54bdf2e4c42634a600a
Learn more about the company here: https://odoo.com/
6. Cake
Gold Coast based fintech startup Cake is on a mission to simplify the way startups and scaleups raise capital, manage shareholders and grow their business.
Cake is on a mission to accelerate startup team motivation through equity, used by over 17,000 startups across 70+ countries. We’re looking for a UI Engineer / Front-End Engineer who’s passionate about building intuitive, user-focused solutions and loves solving complex challenges.
Their team is currently looking for a Frontend Engineer to join their team. Apply now here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4081999080
More about Cake: https://www.cakeequity.com/
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