Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Pavago explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. 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

Title: Developer
Top 3 Responsibilities: Build and ship features in the client portal (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL): lead tracking, call attribution, and client reporting. Take Stryker AI-native: build software factories, data factories, second brains, and agents that run fulfillment. Own integrations and production: Google Ads, Twilio, Zapier, the public API, deploys, migrations, monitoring, and incident write-ups.
Must Haves: Strong TypeScript and React (Next.js App Router). Solid SQL and PostgreSQL, including schema migrations. Has owned a production web app: deploys, live debugging, and security basics. Very comfortable with AI and agentic development: builds and ships with agents daily, not just autocomplete. Documents as they go: change logs, handoffs, and incident reports.
Nice to Haves: Drizzle ORM, Supabase, Vercel, or Clerk experience. Google Ads API, Local Services Ads, or call tracking (DNI) experience. Twilio voice and SMS, including A2P 10DLC. Testing: Vitest, Playwright, and k6 load testing. Has built agent systems: multi-agent pipelines, RAG/second brains, or LLM evals. Strong DevOps experience: CI/CD, infrastructure, and observability.
Disqualifiers: Serial job hoppers. Needs a full spec before starting any task. Has never carried production responsibility (deploys, incidents). Resistant to AI-assisted development.
Characteristics: Organized and documented. Core values: Competitive Greatness, Sincere Candor, Unimpeachable Character Self-directed in a remote, async environment. Bias to ship: small, verified changes over big rewrites.
Pitch: Reports directly to the Director of Automations/AI. Own features end to end - schema to UI to production - on a small, fast-moving team. AI-forward shop: agents handle the boilerplate, you do the engineering. Your code directly drives lead tracking and ad-spend decisions for real clients. Ground floor of taking the whole agency AI-native: you build the factories and the agents.
Logistics Reports to: Graham Thomson, Director of Automations/AI Direct reports: None currently Location: Remote Hours/Schedule: 9–5 EST - optional Salary: TBD Software: TypeScript, Next.js, React, Tailwind, PostgreSQL (Supabase), Drizzle ORM, Vercel, Clerk, Twilio, Google Ads API, Zapier, GitHub, Slack, Claude Code / AI coding agents

Tips for South African Applicants

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.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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.

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 Pavago

Pavago is a company in the design industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 238 open positions on Hirezar. View all Pavago jobs →