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Software engineer jobs at startups in South Africa

106 open software engineering roles at startups in South Africa, taken from each company's own careers page. 21 were posted in the last 7 days. 1% publish a salary range. Of those that name a level, most are senior and lead roles.

The roles include backend, frontend, full-stack and mobile engineers, at companies such as Glucode, TravelLab Africa Group and Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbH.

Open roles
106
Posted this week
21
With a salary
1
Remote
29

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  • Intern Architect (2027 Intake)

    SAOTA

    Software engineeringRemoteContractInternship

    South Africa

  • Agentic Marketing Engineer

    EuromonitorData/Analytics

    Software engineering

    Cape Town, South Africa

  • Deputy CTO

    Tiko

    Software engineeringRemoteExecutive

    South Africa

  • Intermediate Software Engineer - iOS (Hybrid, South Africa) - Sandton, Gauteng (Hybrid)

    Glucode

    Software engineeringHybrid

    Sandton, South Africa

  • Platform Tech Lead

    Yellow CardFintech

    Software engineeringRemoteLead

    South Africa

  • Senior Software Engineer - iOS (Hybrid, South Africa) - Sandton, Gauteng (Hybrid)

    Glucode

    Software engineeringHybridSenior

    Sandton, South Africa

  • Lead Engagement Operations Engineer

    oneZero Financial Systems

    Software engineeringHybridLead

    Rosebank, South Africa

  • Senior Software Engineer - Android (Hybrid Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa)

    Glucode

    Software engineeringHybridSenior

    Sandton, South Africa

  • Java Backend Engineering Team Lead (South Africa)

    Tiko

    Software engineeringRemoteLead

    South Africa

  • Financial Services Cloud Developer

    CloudSmiths

    Software engineeringRemoteContract

    South Africa

  • Intermediate Software Engineer - Android (Hybrid, South Africa) - Sandton, Gauteng (Hybrid)

    Glucode

    Software engineeringHybrid

    Sandton, South Africa

  • IT Remote Project Engineer

    FusionTek

    Software engineeringRemote

    Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Quality Assurance Administrator - Fixed Term Contract: 12 Months

    Bidvest Bank

    Software engineeringContract

    johannesburg, South Africa

  • Java Engineer Cape Town*

    Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbHAI/ML

    Software engineeringHybrid

    Capetown, South Africa

  • Senior Java Engineer* Cape Town

    Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbHAI/ML

    Software engineeringHybridSenior

    Capetown, South Africa

  • 2027 Summer Software Developer Internship

    Electrum Software

    Software engineeringContractInternship

    Cape Town, South Africa

  • Software Engineer III

    ShopriteX

    Software engineeringSenior

    Brackenfell, South Africa

  • Software Engineer

    ShopriteX

    Software engineering

    Brackenfell, South Africa

  • Python Developer -Mid/Snr

    TravelLab Africa Group

    Software engineeringSenior

    Gardens - Cape Town, South Africa

  • Java Developer

    TravelLab Africa Group

    Software engineering

    Gardens - Cape Town, South Africa

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Questions, answered

How many software engineering roles are open at startups in South Africa?

106 as of Oct 6, 2026, each taken from the company's own careers page. 21 were posted in the last 7 days, 2 of them in the last 24 hours.

Which startups are hiring for software engineering roles in South Africa?

Among the companies hiring now: Glucode, TravelLab Africa Group and Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbH. The list on this page shows the 20 newest; members see all 106 and can filter them by level, location, salary and company stage.

Do these software engineering roles show a salary?

1 of the 106 publish a salary range (1%). The board can show only those.

How do I apply?

Every role links to the company's own posting, so you apply directly, with no recruiter in between. Browsing the roles is free; the apply links are part of a RemJobs membership.