Why South Assistants?
South Assistants connects world-class remote talent in South Africa with ambitious businesses across the US, UK and Europe. As a Developer on our team, you'll ship production React in your client's repo — landing pages, product UI, dashboards and marketing sites — working directly with their engineering team.
- Premium clients: Work with venture-backed startups, SaaS companies and agencies.
- Fully remote: Work from anywhere in South Africa with overlap to your client's timezone.
- Growth: Progress from developer to senior or specialist (frontend, full-stack, platform).
- Competitive pay: Above-market South African salaries, benchmarked in USD.
In this role you will…
- Build frontend features in React, Next.js and Tailwind — production-ready.
- Push PRs directly to your client's GitHub or GitLab repo.
- Follow your client's ESLint, testing and code-review standards.
- Translate Figma designs into pixel-perfect, accessible components.
- Integrate with REST and GraphQL APIs your client already runs.
- Participate in standups, sprint planning and retrospectives.
- Write clear PR descriptions, Loom walkthroughs and tests where they matter.
- Own small features end-to-end; pair on large ones.
You will be a perfect fit if you…
- Have 2+ years shipping React in production.
- Are comfortable with Next.js, Tailwind CSS and modern frontend tooling.
- Read and write TypeScript fluently.
- Understand accessibility, semantic HTML and responsive design.
- Know your way around Git, GitHub and PR-based workflows.
- Communicate clearly in English, written and spoken.
- Are comfortable working during your client's business hours.
Bonus points if you…
- Have worked full-stack (Node, Postgres, Supabase, Firebase).
- Know Webflow, Framer or other low-code stacks for marketing-site work.
- Have experience with animation (Framer Motion, GSAP, Rive).
- Are fluent in AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code).
- Have contributed to an open-source project.
What we offer
- Fully remote role
- Competitive monthly salary ($2,000 – $3,500 based on experience)
- Performance bonuses tied to client retention and shipping milestones
- 21 paid leave days per year
- All 12 South African public holidays
- Home-office setup stipend
- Annual learning & development budget — including courses and conferences
- Full access to the South Assistants workspace — Kamva AI, Notetaker, Vault and more
- Paid developer tool subscriptions (GitHub, Cursor, etc.)
Additional notes
You must be based in South Africa with a reliable internet connection and a home office setup.
[!NOTE] GitHub or portfolio link required. Highlight one PR or project you're proud of — we'd rather read 100 lines of great code than a 500-line resume.