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We're a startup, what can we offer?

So when you help us grow from 20 to 100 in the next three years you can justify a salary that blows the market out of the water - for now, we are still cash-strapped so let's talk about goal-based salary objectives. 

In the meantime we do have some great benefits:

• The opportunities - what we will trust you with and what you will get to do will far exceed what you can do elsewhere. You will massively accelerate your career trajectory, and the offers people get after they put Specno on their Linkedin are actually just flattering. 
• Awesome office culture with free breakfast, lunch, amazing coffee, comfortable space, WFH opportunities, flexi hours.
• Relocation opportunities - we are going global, with the first of many international offices opening this month (Amsterdam baby)
• High-performance collaborative team. It is rare when the whole team feels like they get along, and get along well. Since we all have that performance drive mindset, we are naturally a little competitive, but there is something special that happens when you put a bunch of super competent people together and they are working towards a common goal. Damn do things happen fast.
• Twice a year company getaway. Many optional socials and we encourage partners so we can meet the people special in your life.
• There are more perks but you can read about them in our company profile doc.

Realistically I am looking for someone with -+ 5 years experience, who is prepared to give the next 3-5 years towards their career and is hungry for the chance to massively grow themselves and their company.

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What does Specno do and what would you learn?

Specno has become one of South Africa’s leading software development and design agencies, and we have become the market leader in taking startups from idea to market. In short we accelerate ideas and build ventures.

This is an open position - meaning we will look at what skills you possess, what your interests are, we will understand where you can add the most value, and craft an experience tailored to you. 

For the open role, I am highly considering people with experience in marketing or IT recruitment, but you can convince me what else we might need.

Who should apply:

• The internship is a work-hard-play-hard program. The work will be challenging and you will have to learn a lot, but we put a lot of effort and capital into making sure it is a really rewarding and fun program. 
• That being said we have a very competitive program and can only afford to take a select few candidates. Only the best will be offered part-time or full time employment by our team, so we can’t guarantee employment, but as mentioned this internship will completely equip you for the industry and make you highly employable.
• We are looking for candidates who are hungry to grow, to make an impact on the industry, who want to break the status quo on what traditional career growth looks like and who strives for excellence. We want candidates who take ownership of their work but who work well in teams.
• Ultimately we want people who add to what we are building. This is a startup - you have the power to create the future you want to work in. 

The details:

• The program will be a 4 week program from 21 June to 18 July.
• The program will end with a 3 day company getaway - which is one of the highlights of the year for many people.
• It is an unpaid internship, but at least R4,000 will be given to each participant to help cover expenses. 
• You will need your own device, but arrangement can be made.

We are willing to turn the internship into something longer for better pay, should it make sense. 

What the application process looks like:

Send in CV with some of your design work. > Interview with design team > Skill assessment (Can be used in your portfolio) > Interview/discussion with the founders.

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What does Specno do and what would you learn?

Specno has become one of South Africa’s leading software development and design agencies, and we have become the market leader in taking startups from idea to market. In short we accelerate ideas and build ventures.

This is an open position - meaning we will look at what skills you possess, what your interests are, we will understand where you can add the most value, and craft an experience tailored to you. 

For the open role, I am highly considering people with experience in marketing or IT recruitment, but you can convince me what else we might need.

Who should apply:

• The internship is a work-hard-play-hard program. The work will be challenging and you will have to learn a lot, but we put a lot of effort and capital into making sure it is a really rewarding and fun program. 
• That being said we have a very competitive program and can only afford to take a select few candidates. Only the best will be offered part-time or full time employment by our team, so we can’t guarantee employment, but as mentioned this internship will completely equip you for the industry and make you highly employable.
• We are looking for candidates who are hungry to grow, to make an impact on the industry, who want to break the status quo on what traditional career growth looks like and who strives for excellence. We want candidates who take ownership of their work but who work well in teams.
• Ultimately we want people who add to what we are building. This is a startup - you have the power to create the future you want to work in. 

The details:

• The program will be a 4 week program from 21 June to 18 July.
• The program will end with a 3 day company getaway - which is one of the highlights of the year for many people.
• It is an unpaid internship, but at least R4,000 will be given to each participant to help cover expenses. 
• You will need your own device, but arrangement can be made.

We are willing to turn the internship into something longer for better pay, should it make sense. 

What the application process looks like:

Send in CV with some of your design work. > Interview with design team > Skill assessment (Can be used in your portfolio) > Interview/discussion with the founders.

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Description of the company

Specno is South Africa's leading development agency and is on a mission to become the industry standard for innovation development. We are a collaborative team of talented individuals that deliver world-class tech solutions. We are looking for mid-level front-end developers with a good mixture of a creative and analytical brain and the desire to make a difference in the tech sector. We build really cool stuff and strive to delight our customers by consistently exceeding their expectations. We have grown to a team of 22 in the last two years, and never want to let go of that startup mentality, that excitement for industry and how quickly things happen. We invest in our people and our processes and are giving it our all to accomplishing our mission. 

Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features. 
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use. 
• Optimize application for maximum speeds and scalability. 
• Collaborate with other professionals such as back end developers and web designers. 
• Keep up with the latest and emerging technologies
• Potentially mentor junior developers
• Build processes within the company to constantly improve the team's performance

Requirements and Qualifications

• 2-6 years of experience as a front end or full-stack developer. 
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue, etc. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. A good understanding of SEO principles. 
• A sense of pride and ownership in your performance and its impact on the company's success. 
• Team player. 
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills. 
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. 

Perks

• An awesome company culture of work-hard-play-hard and learn-a-lot.
• Flexible working hours, generous leave policy, remote and international relocation opportunities. 
• Great working conditions. 
• Challenging projects with realistic deadlines and resources to accomplish your tasks. 
• Results-driven. 
• Continuous learning opportunities and great career trajectory. 
• Team lunches and after-work socials. 
• A lot of trust and no micro-management  
• Be valued as an individual and have a voice to shape the company. 

Our recruiting process: CV -> questionnaire -> interview -> technical assessment -> second interview

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What do we actually do?

In short we do startup acceleration. We are trying to understand the startup ecosystem better than any other agent in the country. We are developing a playbook that increases the success rate of startups taking their idea to market. We design and build their ideas, and help them create a venture around their idea. Every project is completely unique and a new challenge. You will often be building projects from scratch and churning out a beautiful product within 6 Months.

What are our requirements for the role?

• +2-6 years experience in node and a frontend Framework (We use Angular)
• Some experience in AWS or Firebase (Our backend stacks)
• Experience with agile processes (We follow lean development)
• Experience in or leading a team (Our teams have BA’s, designers, 2-4 Devs, QA)
• Understanding of the full SDLC. We are not looking for someone who has built a few features here or there or done some maintenance. You will need a holistic understanding of the projects you work on, and might be architecting a few of them yourself.

Our recruiting process: CV -> questionnaire -> interview -> technical assessment -> second interview

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An ideal candidate would have

• An impressive digital portfolio showcasing prototypes that have that WOW factor
• The ability to analyze a client’s vision, the problem they’re trying to solve, their end-users, their competitors, their budget, their minimal viable product, and how their system might scale
• A passion for designing products with purpose and great user experience
• Strong communication skills and can confidently explain UX decisions to clients and gather feedback
• Degree from institutions like Red & Yellow, or AAA, Stellenbosch, UCT, Vega, CTCA, or relevant industry experience.
• A knack for learning new concepts, team player, driven, self-managing, curious, and hungry to continuously improve 
• At a startup you drive the culture, your reap what you sow, you get out what you put in so we are looking for someone who wants to build a company that inspires them and raises the industry standard for the work we do. 

Responsibilities will include

• Client management
• System analysis, research, wireframing, prototyping
• Finding creative solutions to complex web application challenges
• Possible general graphic design work
• Learn the development process, agile methodology and work in synergy with the development team
• Manage time and deadlines and leading the team to efficient project delivery that meets our high-quality standards.
• Work towards constantly improving our processes, brand, yourself and the team. We never want to stagnate and we expect our team to take ownership of where they can be pushing the company forward. 

Perks

• Awesome company culture: https://newsfeed.specno.com/culture
• Flexible working hours, generous leave policy, remote and international relocation opportunities
• Great working conditions
• Challenging projects with realistic deadlines and resources to accomplish your tasks
• Results driven
• Continuous learning opportunities and great career trajority
• Team lunches and after-work socials 
• A lot of trust and no micro-management 

Job type

Short term contract or permanent position.

Competitive salary with growth far above market. 

Sounds good? Apply now!