We make smarter tech to help people have better days

Our purpose

We change the world one tech interaction at a time, creating a little more time in someone’s day, letting them think about other things and live with more ease

Symbiote is a Melbourne-based IT service and consulting company specialising in connecting technology and people. 

As our company name suggests, we work closely with clients and value the symbiotic interrelationships between people and technology, nature and culture, business and society.

We love technology and see it as a creative force for positive change.

If you’d like our help to deliver real-world solutions that benefit the greater good, let’s connect.

Our mission

We’re integrators of tech and humanity

We blend our technological skills, kindness and empathy to create better tomorrows for people – improving their lives while respecting the environment.

We care. And it shows.

The things we make and the problems we solve leave the world in a better state. We take pride in delivering real-world solutions that benefit the greater good.

We believe digital technology can be a force for good and have an amazing positive impact on people’s lives and the environments we live in.

We take our responsibility here seriously. Our role is to make better decisions to give people better days.

Our values

  • 01. We care and it shows

    We show up for each other, our clients and the community.

    We focus on our clients’ short- and long-term strategic goals and their end-users' needs.

    We trust and support each other, which gives us all the confidence to jump without fear of falling and make giant leaps forward.

  • 02. We do what we say we’ll do

    We deliver what we say we will, on time and in scope – developing digital experiences that delight our client and their end user.

    We explain and manage the complexities of our clients’ technology so it’s tickety-boo today and all set to deal with extra complexity tomorrow.

  • 03. We’re curious

    We’re confident in our skills and always learning so we can do even better work.

    Our schedules include time for learning and sharing, so our clients get the benefit of our curiosity, current expertise and the richer, future-focussed tech solutions that result.

  • 04. We’re open, honest and connected

    Open, trusting communication enables us to be brave, take the route less travelled, try new things, test, iterate, mess up, learn and try again.

    We’re an honest bunch who enjoy strong, positive relationships with clients and the great results that come from these.

    We’re transparent from the beginning. No sales smoke and mirrors here – your sales team will also be part of your delivery team. They’ll be connected with you from beginning to end.

  • 05. We click

    We are personable tech people, which makes us brilliant integrators of tech and humans.

    We click together and as part of your team.

    We develop real, trusting relationships with clients. Our ability to connect and communicate ensures they always know what’s happening. We’re an integral part of a client’s team during a project and provide support when it’s all up and running successfully.

People, planet and places

Responsibility to Country, our communities and the planet

We care about people and the planet. As our name Symbiote suggests, we value and cultivate links between nature, culture and the ways we live and run our businesses.

Strength through diversity

We employ coders/UXers/testers/project wranglers with diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and perspectives. We’re a beautiful mix: younger, older, LGBTIQA+, born into different cultures, living with neurodiversity or disabilities, parenting or caring. We’re full-spectrum humans making software for other humans in all their diversity.

Meet the Symbiote team

Commitment to personal connections

We maintain strong family and community ties by working a 4-day work week at full pay, in our Melbourne office or remotely from locations around Australia. Our flexible hours allow us to give our clients our full, energised attention, while also recharging and sharing the best of ourselves in the other essential parts of in our lives.

Pro bono work

We enjoy helping organisations who share our values.

Connection to place and nature

We acknowledge the traditional owners of Country and created a Cultural Learning Program to expand our knowledge of First Nations perspectives.

We care about the natural world and know we’re intrinsically linked to all other ecosystems. We’re mindful of our ecological footprint, respecting natural resources to ensure that future generations enjoy the same habitat as we do.

We care about people and the planet and as our name, Symbiote, suggests, we value and nurture relationships between nature and culture.

Careers

We're always on the lookout for people who have deep expertise to contribute, who prioritise the needs of the end-user and who value the success of the team over themselves.