// the team · cape town offsite
// life at cloudandthings.io

Great work starts with
great people.

Curiosity. Collaboration. A deep respect for craft. We don't just build technology, we build trust, teams, and long-term partnerships.

// our culture

High standards.
Real impact.

At cloudandthings.io, we believe great work starts with great people. Our culture is built on curiosity, collaboration, and a deep respect for our craft. We operate with integrity, take ownership, and bring a relentless focus to solving meaningful problems.

We don't just build technology, we build trust, teams, and long-term partnerships. From our senior engineers to our newest joiners, we support one another, challenge each other, and celebrate the wins, big and small.

It's a place where high standards meet real impact, and where everyone has the space to grow, lead, and do work they're proud of.

// what we hold

Five things we
actually mean.

Posters on a wall don't ship anything. These are the behaviours we hire for, promote on, and protect when the project gets hard.

01 / Curiosity

Stay curious.

The interesting problems are usually one layer below the brief. We dig.

02 / Collaboration

Build together.

Pair often. Review honestly. The best architecture survives a healthy argument.

03 / Craft

Respect the craft.

Production-grade isn't a phase; it's a baseline. Tests, observability, docs, all of it.

04 / Ownership

Own the outcome.

From first whiteboard to 3am page. We don't hand-off, we partner.

05 / Integrity

Say the true thing.

Even when it's the hard thing. Especially when it's the hard thing.

// hiring now

Open roles.

Engineers, by engineers. We're a flat team of senior practitioners who write the code, run the platforms, and own the outcomes. If that's your speed, talk to us.

// Data
// Software
// Cloud
// Delivery
// the day-to-day

Life at the
shop.

Melrose Arch and Durbanville are our home bases. Hybrid by design. Demos and lunches on Fridays, and opinions on tabs vs. spaces every other day.

// HQ · JOHANNESBURG · CAPE TOWN

Melrose Arch and Heritage Square, our home bases.

// TEAM

A team of builders and engineers obsessed with solving hard problems.

// Friday demos

Show what shipped. Live, in front of everyone.

// Pairing

Senior engineers work side-by-side. No throw-overs.

// Learning budget

Conferences, certifications, the books on your wishlist.

// Open source

Modules, blog posts, talks — we share the playbook.

// the support stack

Benefits
& rewards.

We believe performance should be recognised clearly, fairly, and sustainably. Nine ways we back the engineers who back our clients.

// 01

Bonus Time

Two bonuses per year. Performance recognised clearly, fairly, and sustainably.

// 02

Annual Increases

Exceptional years and individual performance earn extra upside — not just a market-rate bump.

// 03

Referral Rewards

Help us raise the bar and share in the upside. Everyone wins: the team, the business, and you.

// 04

Team Time

Weekly team lunches — choose the place, we’ve got it covered. It’s about trust, collaboration, and space to reset.

// 05

Fuel for the Journey

When the work takes you to a client, fuel is on us. Site visits, workshops, on-site delivery — logistics never get in the way.

// 06

Share What You Know

Technical blog posts and open-source contributions strengthen our culture — and we reward them financially.

// 07

CAT Insights

Run an internal training or info session through CAT Insights and get rewarded for raising the bar.

// 08

Impact, Recognised

Exceptional outcomes, strong client partnerships, new ideas pushed forward — great work shows up in many ways, and gets noticed.

// 09

Level Up

Across Cloud, Data, Software, Platform, and AI tracks — we back the certifications that deepen your craft.

// beyond delivery

How we invest in learning,
connection, and community.

The rituals that hold us together when the work is hard — and sharpen the craft when it isn’t.

// The Great Cloud Rush

Annual skills & impact challenge.

Engineers stake claims, hunt for nuggets, and earn real rewards across certifications, content, and client impact.

2025 / 2026 bounty pool · R1,000,000
// CAT Socials

Monthly get-togethers.

Hosted on the Friday of our Group Team Meeting. A chance to slow things down, connect as people, and strengthen the relationships that make working together easy.

// CAT Hack

Annual hackathon.

Teams come together to explore new ideas, test emerging technologies, and turn rough concepts into working prototypes. Fast-paced, hands-on, driven by curiosity.

// CAT Conf

Internal tech conference.

A day dedicated to deep technical thinking, shared learning, and engineering inspiration — stepping back from delivery to reconnect with the bigger picture.

// CAT CoP

Community of Practice.

Where engineers come together to share knowledge, define standards, and level up how we build — peers who’ve worked across multiple projects, industries, and platforms.

// CAT Insights

Engineer-led training.

Our internal knowledge-sharing platform, run by engineers for engineers. Sessions to share knowledge, sharpen skills, and grow together.

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Send us a note anyway.

We're always interested in talking to engineers who care about the work. Tell us what you build and what you'd want to build with us.