Now boarding: 8 open roles
Afterrealism is a small geospatial consultancy in Canberra. We build maps, data platforms, and cloud systems for organisations across Australia — to a standard set inside Geoscience Australia and CSIRO.
Small is the point. You work directly with the founder, your decisions ship, and you can see exactly where your work lands.
Open roles
Now boardingEvery role: contract · part-time or full-time · Canberra / Remote
- GIS Analyst Turn messy spatial data into clear, decision-ready maps and analysis for client projects across Australia.
- GIS Developer Build the web maps, tile pipelines, and spatial services our clients run in production.
- Research Scientist Push the research edge — machine learning on satellite imagery, spatial statistics, and novel geospatial methods.
- Graphic Designer Give our maps, products, and brand a distinctive, professional visual identity.
- Content Writer Explain complex geospatial technology in plain, compelling English.
- Sales Engineer Be the engineer in the room — demos, scoping, and proof-of-concepts that turn conversations into projects.
- Project Manager Keep client projects on time, on budget, and honestly communicated — from kickoff to handover.
- Marketing Specialist Get Afterrealism in front of the right people — and turn attention into conversations.
Why here The honest pitch
No ping-pong tables, no mission statements about changing the world. Here's what working here is actually like.
The work is genuinely interesting
Machine learning on satellite imagery, cloud-native mapping, real-time data. Systems we've built serve 10M+ map tiles a day for national agencies — and we publish what we learn along the way.
No layers
You work directly with the founder — an engineer, not a manager of managers. Decisions take a conversation, not a committee. If something's slowing you down, it gets removed.
Your work ships
A small team means real responsibility: what you build goes to production for government agencies and growing businesses. Nothing dies in a backlog.
Balance is structural
Flexible hours, remote-friendly, AEST without the crunch. We're built around a sustainable pace — not perks that apologise for the lack of one.
Life here Mountains at lunch, lake before work
Canberra is the quiet advantage: Australia's densest concentration of science agencies, fifteen minutes from mountain trails, the lake, and a decent flat white. We work AEST hours at a sustainable pace — and remote within Australia works too.
Photos: Sam from Canberra (CC BY 2.0) · Justin Lynch (CC BY-SA 2.0) · via Wikimedia Commons
How hiring works
Four steps, no black holes. You'll always know where you stand.
Apply
Send your CV and a short cover letter through the role page. A human reads every application — usually within a few days.
Intro call
30 minutes with the founder. No trick questions — just your work, our work, and whether they fit.
Practical task
A short, real-world task. A few hours, not a take-home week — and never a whiteboard puzzle.
Offer
A reference check and a written offer. Days, not months.
Don't see your role?
If you're excellent at something we haven't listed, we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you'd bring.