// about cloudandthings.io

Engineers, architects,
and problem solvers
who build what matters.

An engineering practice for data, AI, cloud and software. We bring together South Africa's best engineers, embed them in our clients' worlds, and solve complex technology problems through engineering excellence and measurable impact.

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94%
Customer retention rate
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2019
Building platforms since
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ZA / UK / US
Projects delivered all over the world
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Practices — data, AI, cloud, software
— In a sentence

Execution over ego.
Collaboration over control.

The world doesn't need another consultancy with slide decks and slogans. It needs engineers, architects, and problem solvers who build what matters — people who can move from idea to production without losing momentum.

We build high-impact cloud, data, and software platforms that help our clients move faster, scale smarter, and unlock real business value. Our teams work on complex, meaningful problems — core platforms, data ecosystems, mission-critical systems, across banking, financial services, telco, and beyond.

We're selective about the work we take on. If it's technically interesting, commercially meaningful, and a place where we can genuinely add value, we're in, regardless of industry. Because in the end, talk doesn't transform companies. Execution does.

— The way we run

Five habits, not slogans.

Behaviours we've spent the last seven years protecting. People are our biggest investment, and growth will never mean lowering the bar.

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Engineering-led consultancy

We lead with senior engineers and architects, not project managers or slide decks. The people on the call are the people writing the code.

Senior engineers Architects Tech leadership Hands-on
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Ownership mindset

Our engineers act like product owners. We take responsibility beyond the statement of work, raising issues early, solving problems collaboratively, and delivering even when the path changes.

Outcome-driven Accountable Beyond the SOW Bias for action
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Relentless focus on quality

Performance, security, cost, and scalability designed in from day one. Automation, testing, observability, peer review, documentation — the boring practices that keep software good.

Peer-reviewed Tested Observable Documented Automated
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Vested in client success

Not vendors, co-creators. We succeed only if your solution succeeds. We help shape your roadmap and architecture, and we stick around to upskill your team long after launch.

Co-creators Roadmap shaping Knowledge transfer Long-term
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People-first growth

People are our biggest investment. We're intentional about who joins and just as intentional about helping them grow. The bar stays high as we scale.

High bar Autonomy Mentorship Cape Town · London
— Why teams pick us

What it feels like to work with us.

Six small things that compound. Most engagements start with a single team and quietly turn into something larger because of these.

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Senior engineers, not slide decks

You'll meet senior engineers and architects from day one. The people scoping the work are the people doing the work — no bait-and-switch.

  • Hands-on tech leadership
  • No layered account teams
  • Direct access to architects
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Full-stack capabilities

Infrastructure, platforms, data, software. We design and build complete solutions — not just one slice you have to integrate yourself.

  • Cloud & infrastructure
  • Data platforms & AI
  • Web, mobile & APIs
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Proven track record

Critical platforms shipped in banking, telco, and fintech. 94% retention rate — the evidence our delivery model works.

  • Banking & financial services
  • Telco & mobile
  • Fintech & payments
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Co-creators, not vendors

We succeed only if your solution succeeds. We help shape your roadmap, your architecture, and your team — not just deliver against a Jira backlog.

  • Roadmap & architecture input
  • Embedded with your team
  • Skin in the outcome
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Engineering excellence baked in

Solutions designed with performance, security, cost, and scalability at the core. Automation, testing, observability — from development through deployment.

  • Tested, observed, automated
  • Peer-reviewed & documented
  • Designed to scale & survive
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Beyond delivery

We don't disappear at handover. Ongoing support, knowledge transfer, and long-term sustainability are part of how we work — not an upsell.

  • Ongoing support & SLAs
  • Team upskilling
  • Long-term partnership
— Industries

Where we've put in the hours.

We've spent the last seven years embedded in the hardest parts of these industries, the platforms, data systems, and customer products that genuinely matter. Selected clients on the Work page.

BNK

Banking & financial services

Tier-1 retail, business, & investment banks

Core platforms, data ecosystems, fraud and decisioning systems. Where regulation, scale, and customer trust meet — and where we've spent the most time.

TEL

Telco & connectivity

Mobile network operators & ISPs

Customer platforms, billing, network data, and decisioning at scale. Continental operators trust us with the systems their subscribers touch every day.

FIN

Fintech & payments

Card, real-time payments, lending

Real-time decisioning, ledgering, and customer onboarding flows. We've shipped the systems that move money for both established players and challengers.

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And selectively beyond

Retail, insurance, healthcare

If it's technically interesting, commercially meaningful, and a place where we can genuinely add value, we're in — regardless of industry.

— How we plug in

The force multiplier.

Most consultancies offer either capacity or capability, we close both gaps at once. Three shapes of engagement, all rooted in the same idea: embed senior engineers, transfer skills, raise the bar.

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Embedded teams

High-performing engineering teams that work as extensions of your business. On-site, remote, or hybrid, but never isolated. Always part of a CAT pod, with access to the wider organisation behind them.

  • Senior-led pods
  • Embedded with your engineers
  • On-site, remote, or hybrid
  • Cross-pollination across CAT
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Delivery engagements

Greenfield builds, migrations, modernisations. Engineers take ownership of outcomes, not just tickets — raising issues early, solving problems collaboratively, delivering when the path changes.

  • Greenfield platform builds
  • Migrations & modernisations
  • Product development
  • Architecture & strategy
// 03 / Run

Managed operations

Beyond delivery, we provide ongoing support, upskill your team, and ensure long-term sustainability — across our managed services for data, cloud, and software.

  • Business Insights Engine (data)
  • Managed Cloud
  • Product Pod (software)
  • Quarterly roadmap reviews
— Inside the practice

From match to multiplier.

Every engineer at cloudandthings is matched to work where their skills, interests, and growth all line up. Here's the rhythm.

STEP 01 · HIRE

Hire carefully

We're intentional about who joins. High technical bar, ownership mindset, humility, curiosity. The bar stays high as we scale — always.

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STEP 02 · MATCH

Match deliberately

Engineers matched to projects on skills, technologies they want to deepen, domain interest, and growth opportunity, not just immediate need.

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STEP 03 · EMBED

Embed & deliver

Pods structured to mix experience levels, so engineers can both contribute and level up. Strong delivery balanced with learning, every sprint.

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STEP 04 · MULTIPLY

Multiply & evolve

Skills transfer, engineering standards rise, your team is stronger. Changing projects is encouraged. We'd rather move you than have you stuck.

— Receipts

94% client retention.

cloudandthings.io has achieved a customer retention rate exceeding 94% — the strongest indicator we have that our delivery model works, our engineers consistently meet the bar, and our clients trust us with the work that matters.

Retention isn't a marketing number. It's the compounding outcome of every quiet decision, to lead with seniors, to take ownership beyond the SOW, to raise issues early, to leave teams better than we found them.

  • Embedded for years, not months
  • Multi-team, multi-platform engagements
  • Continuous knowledge transfer
  • Cross-practice depth on tap
  • Senior leadership, always available
  • Skin in the long-term outcome
// trust · compounded
94% retention
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4+
// SLA 99.9% REGION · ZA / UK / US
— Where we're headed

The best engineering
company in Africa.

Built to last — on integrity, thought leadership, and exceptional delivery that genuinely exceeds expectations.

/// where we're going

Build with intent. Execute with excellence. Deliver with trust.

We aspire to build the best technology engineering and solutions company in Africa, known for integrity, thought leadership, and delivering exceptional results that exceed client expectations. We're not there yet. We're building toward it, every Tuesday.

Africa
Where we lead
Integrity
What we're known for
Excellence
How we deliver
BUILD SHIP TRUST LEAD
— Work with us

Bring us the problem.
We'll bring the engineers.

Whether you've got a platform to build, a team to grow, or a career to join, start with a 30-minute call.

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