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Topic: tech insights

An Inside Look at Entersekt’s Approach to Hiring Developers

Entersekt is looking to double their developer team in the next few months. They talked to us about the recent changes they made to their hiring process.

by Helené van Tonder

Topic: tech career insights

Fostering Talent - CodeX on Training the Next Generation of Coders

OfferZen met with the founders of coding programme CodeX, Michael Jordaan and Elizabeth Heathfield, to find out why it is hard to foster SA's talent.

by offerzen

Topic: tech career insights

How to Set Your Hourly Rate as a Contract Developer

Simon Stewart is a freelance developer in South Africa. Here he shares what he has learned about setting an hourly rate and engaging with clients.

by Guest Author

Topic: tech insights

The Developer Languages Driving SA’s Top Companies

We decided to analyse developer languages further. Specifically we were interested to see which types of companies are hiring which languages.

by Harry Hands

Topic: salaries

Developer Salaries for Different Programming Languages

After analysing salary discrepancies between Johannesburg and Cape Town, we investigated the salary differences between programming languages.

by Harry Hands

Topic: tech insights

How takealot.com is scaling their developer team

Takealot is SA's largest e-commerce platform. Their overall team grew by a whopping 50% over the past year, and the developer team almost doubled in size.

by Helené van Tonder

Topic: tech career insights

How Managerial Experience Affects Dev Salaries

Managers can have a large influence on the overall company output. Devs with managerial experience thus earn a salary premium over those without.

by Harry Hands

Topic: hiring tips and insights

Company perks and what they say about culture

We currently have more than 370 companies on OfferZen, and for this article we investigated the 2500+ perks they’ve listed so far.

by Helené van Tonder

Topic: tech career insights

Developer salaries in Cape Town vs. Johannesburg

Update: We’ve written a 2020 salary article comparing developer salaries in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria. Take a look. [http://www.offerzen.com/blog/developer-salaries-in-cape-town-vs-johannesburg] [http://www.offerzen.com/blog/developer-salaries-in-cape-town-vs-johannesburg] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software developers are one of the most in-demand professionals in South Africa. The average developer’s salary is around R39 298

by Harry Hands

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