About Propel

Building the future of
AI-powered development

We're a team of engineers from Rippling, Twitter, Visa, Goldman Sachs, and other leading tech companies on a mission to make every developer 10x more productive with AI.

Our goal

Bring world class engineering insight to every developer

We started Propel after seeing firsthand how much engineering momentum is lost to slow reviews, tribal knowledge, and avoidable mistakes. Traditional code review tools lacked true intelligence, and "AI assistants" felt more like autocomplete on steroids than real teammates. Having worked at companies like Rippling, Twitter, Visa, and Goldman Sachs, we witnessed how engineering teams struggled with inconsistent review quality, knowledge silos, and the constant tension between shipping fast and maintaining quality.

Our goal is to empower engineering teams with the judgment, speed, and scale of an AI Tech Lead. We believe that code quality, architectural integrity, and development velocity don't have to be at odds. Every team deserves access to world-class engineering guidance, regardless of their size or experience level. Propel acts as an intelligent pair programming partner that understands your codebase, learns from your team's patterns, and provides contextual feedback that helps developers grow while maintaining high standards.

The future of software development isn't about replacing developers with AI—it's about augmenting human creativity and expertise with intelligent systems. We're building tools that help engineers focus on what they do best: solving complex problems, designing elegant architectures, and creating value for users. By handling routine reviews, catching subtle bugs, and providing educational feedback, Propel enables teams to ship better software faster while continuously improving their skills.

Our Story

From frustration to innovation—how we're solving the code review problem.

The idea for Propel was born from countless hours spent in code reviews that felt more like bureaucracy than collaboration. As engineers at high-growth companies, we watched talented developers spend entire afternoons reviewing trivial style issues while critical architectural decisions slipped through unnoticed.

We saw junior developers struggling without proper mentorship, senior engineers burning out from repetitive review tasks, and entire teams blocked waiting for feedback. The existing tools either provided shallow automated checks or required extensive manual configuration that never quite matched our team's evolving needs.

What if code reviews could be intelligent, contextual, and educational? What if an AI could understand not just syntax, but the intent behind code changes? What if every developer could have access to the kind of insightful feedback typically reserved for teams with senior architects and tech leads?

That vision drove us to build Propel—not just another AI tool, but a true engineering partner that understands your codebase, learns from your team's patterns, and provides the kind of nuanced feedback that helps everyone grow. We're not just automating code review; we're reimagining what's possible when human expertise meets artificial intelligence.