As international companies increasingly poach local software developers with attractive remote work packages, local businesses are struggling to maintain their development momentum.
With multinational companies offering local talent attractive and lucrative contracts, it’s now even more difficult to secure and retain good South African software developers. But, how did we get here? And why has securing top software development talent become such a challenge.“South African developers are increasingly in demand worldwide,” explains Marcel Van Wyk, Runninghill’s Co-Founder.
Leading South African companies like Zapper, Standard Bank and Old Mutual Insure have found success by partnering with Runninghill’s specialised software development teams that can integrate immediately into existing projects, bypassing the lengthy recruitment process entirely.The real expense of hiring software developers goes far beyond salaries. There’s the recruitment process, which can take months. Then onboarding and training time, during which projects remain stalled.
“We’ve seen companies struggle for months to fill positions,” notes Arno Venter. “But in today’s market, companies can not afford this, because it causes project delays, or short staffed teams to chase unrealistic deadlines.