About Catalyst Software

Address

55 St Andrews Drive, Durban North, 4051

Company Size

15-50
Highlights
Summary

What we do

Catalyst. A technology & development studio.

We help businesses and brands stay on the bleeding edge of today's and tomorrow's technology.

Our experience means we understand scale, performance, and what it means to build a solid piece of software. The work we do ranges from design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-level apps and integrations, to marketing and campaign activations apps that serve a specific purpose for a specific time.

  • Ideation & Prototyping
  • Native iOS and Android Apps
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Augmented & Virtual Reality

We work within the following spaces:

  • E-commerce, omnichannel and retail
  • Marketing & advertising
  • Gaming
  • Magento

Why Work For Us

We’re looking for people who share our commitment to excellence, are ready to roll in chaos and calm, and know that creating exceptional work requires a team effort. If this sounds like your idea of a great work environment, we’d really appreciate it if you applied to join us.

Our Culture

Think
THINK.
A catalyst makes change happen. We think deeply about the challenges our clients ask us to solve, probing the variables creating difficulties, and the elements that can be manipulated to create better results. We figure stuff out. We are restless when it comes to applying new paradigms to how we approach our work. We are confident in who we are and what we do.

Create
CREATE.
We are creatives. UI and code are our mediums. We act boldly to overcome barriers, and put aside egos to embrace learning when new evidence suggests a better way to do something. Evolution requires experimentation. The boundaries of technology are our inspiration for creativity; there to build around, through or over. We create with purpose, putting our creativity to work and delivering beyond expectations.

Be
BE.
Catalyst is a group of people navigating life AND work, together. We choose to be real and always advocate for authenticity with each other and our clients. We embrace a culture which combines calm and crazy because that’s what life is like.

Our Engineering Processes

Design
DESIGN
A great application starts with visually appealing and intuitive interfaces. We collaborate with you using tools like Figma to wireframe, prototype and create designs to ensure that your customers experience the best. We balance form and function, creating applications with fantastic aesthetics and flawless UI without compromising on utility to provide the best possible experience for the user.

Development
DEVELOPMENT
Development is our passion and we firmly believe in using the right technology for the job. We specialize in building native iOS and Android apps in Kotlin and Swift as well as core business Web applications that integrate with any types of backends. We supplement this core competency with other technologies like React Native and React if the project calls for it. A great application is nothing without a performant backend and we are able to create custom backends using technologies like Go, Node.js, Php and other leading technology stacks.

Lifecycle Management
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
It goes without saying that all our development and design is supported by a thorough testing and project management team to ensure that products delivered are at the highest level of quality and we provide full transparency into our process. After the go live of a product, the fun begins and we offer ongoing app enhancement and support services as well as input into your Digital Strategy and product management.

Our Hiring Process

Perks
Remote/Hybrid Working
Friday Braaiday
Flexible work hours
Tech Stack

Application and Data

PostgreSQL
Objective-C
Javascript
Node.js
PHP
Java
Swift
React
Go
C#
nginx
ASP.NET
MS SQL
Kotlin
.Net Core 2.0
TypeScript

DevOps

Git
Docker
Gradle
Android Studio
Xcode
Bitbucket

Utilities

Elasticsearch
Google Analytics
Mailgun

Business Tools

Google Apps
Slack
JIRA