Topic: tech insights

If you’re teaching others how to code, here are some hard earned lessons and handy tips to make the whole experience more fun and effective for everybody.

by Guest Author

Topic: tech insights

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

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

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

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

Topic: tech career insights

Software developers can apply for a critical skills work visa. This post explains the requirements of the visa and how to apply with confidence.

by Philip Joubert

Topic: tech insights

This is the second post in our Startup Equity in South Africa [https://www.offerzen.com/blog/startup-equity-in-south-africa-1] series. Please comment below to let us know what you'd like to see in the next one! The first time I received investment I was totally lost and pretty scared. There was a huge sum of money at stake, and I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. The final documents from the investors totalled more than 150 pages of what seemed to me like indecipherably dense legalese. I sp

by Malan Joubert

Topic: tech insights

Equity is one of the most important factors when developers choose a new job. The idea of getting “upside” in your work, where you make lots of money if the company wins big, is tantalising to anyone. Unfortunately how startup equity works in South Africa is complex and the most important information is not publicly available. We’re doing a multi-part series on startup equity, to make the best practises in South Africa more transparent. We want to help employees and companies understand how equ

by Malan Joubert