🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Shotstack is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R92,500 – R185,000 ZAR. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Shotstack is an API-first AI video infrastructure platform used by 80,000+ businesses to build, render, and automate video programmatically. Last year our customers created more than 5 million videos, and we grew 6x in the process. Spotify, IKEA, Twitter and McDonalds have used our platform to build their video applications.

We're hiring a Developer Advocate to turn Shotstack's capabilities into visible, working examples that attract the right developers, partners, and customers.

The Role

This is a builder-distributor role. You'll create demo apps, integrations, and reference implementations, then make sure they get seen and used.

What you'll do
* Build and improve demo apps, integrations, and reference implementations
Build and improve demo apps, integrations, and reference implementations
* Show how Shotstack works with AI tools, developer tools, and modern workflows
Show how Shotstack works with AI tools, developer tools, and modern workflows
* Maintain GitHub demo repos and listings on relevant platforms and directories
Maintain GitHub demo repos and listings on relevant platforms and directories
* Drive partner distribution through co-marketing, listings, and case studies
Drive partner distribution through co-marketing, listings, and case studies
* Own Shotstack's social presence
Own Shotstack's social presence

What we're looking for
* You can ship integrations and demo apps independently
You can ship integrations and demo apps independently
* You're comfortable with APIs
You're comfortable with APIs
* You use AI coding tools heavily and effectively
You use AI coding tools heavily and effectively
* You think about distribution as part of the job, not an afterthought
You think about distribution as part of the job, not an afterthought
* You can prioritise what to build, fix, and promote for maximum impact
You can prioritise what to build, fix, and promote for maximum impact
* You're comfortable building in public and posting consistently on social media
You're comfortable building in public and posting consistently on social media

A good fit is someone opinionated, fast-moving, and commercially minded. You build things that make Shotstack look good, and you make sure people see them.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R92,500/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($5,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Shotstack

Shotstack is a company in the marketing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.