Software Development Company in South Africa
Founded in Johannesburg in 2012, with engineering hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town: dedicated teams, staff augmentation and AI-driven delivery for South African companies.
How Scrums.com serves South Africa
South Africa is where Scrums.com started, in a Johannesburg garage in 2012, and it remains our largest engineering base with hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We build for South African banks, insurers, retailers, media groups and SaaS companies, and for international clients who want to work with South African engineers in a time zone that overlaps both Europe and the US East Coast morning. South African engagements run as dedicated development teams, staff augmentation or scoped delivery plans, all on the Scrums.com platform, so a CTO in Sandton and a product lead in Cape Town share one view of delivery metrics, backlog and spend. We deliver under POPIA and PAIA requirements alongside SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 controls, and we integrate routinely with South African payment, banking and identity services. Durban, Pretoria and Bloemfontein are served remotely from the two hubs.
Engineering capabilities available
Services and talent categories we deliver for South Africa teams. Every capability links to its hub; pricing is on the platform.
How engagement works
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Remote-first delivery, operated on the Scrums.com platform: one workspace for backlog, delivery metrics and governance, with DORA-based reporting from the first sprint.
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Engagement models: a dedicated development team, staff augmentation into your own team, or a scoped delivery plan from the catalog. First sprint typically starts within 21 days.
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Governance you keep: role-based access, audit trails and delivery analytics on the platform; SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 controls; NDAs and DPAs as standard.
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Time-zone overlap is planned into every team: core working hours are agreed at onboarding and reviewed each sprint.
Proof
Proof for South Africa
- Founded in Johannesburg in 2012; hubs at 74 Hillcrest Avenue, Blairgowrie (Johannesburg) and 187 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock (Cape Town).
- Engineering operated for South African clients including Nedbank, Investec and Naspers.
Global proof (Scrums.com, all markets)
- Founded 2012 in Johannesburg; five engineering hubs today — London (global headquarters), New York, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Nairobi.
- Engineering operated for clients including Nedbank, Investec, Naspers, Prosus, BDO, Huawei, Volkswagen, PPRO and IMI.
- Case study: an AI agent gateway for a banking and financial-services group saved 11,058 engineering hours in 30 days.
Cities and areas served
We work with companies across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein, Sandton, the wider Gauteng and Western Cape regions, and the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Johannesburg and Cape Town are our physical hubs; other cities are served remotely.
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Frequently asked
Where is Scrums.com based in South Africa?
<p>Johannesburg (Blairgowrie) and Cape Town (Woodstock). Scrums.com was founded in Johannesburg in 2012; the global headquarters is now in London.</p>
Can international companies hire South African engineers through Scrums.com?
<p>Yes. South African teams overlap European hours fully and the US East Coast morning, which makes them a common choice for UK, EU and US clients.</p>
How do you handle POPIA?
<p>South African engagements run under POPIA and PAIA requirements with a local DPA, plus SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 controls.</p>
Do you serve Durban and Pretoria?
<p>Yes, remotely from the Johannesburg and Cape Town hubs, with the same platform, governance and delivery management.</p>
Build with an engineering team for South Africa
Founded in Johannesburg in 2012, with engineering hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town: dedicated teams, staff augmentation and AI-driven delivery for South African companies.
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