About Newsteam

Formerly known as F8 Development

What we do

We are a young, but established, start up focusing on custom publishing tools and systems. We develop software for major players in the media industry. We have built and maintained some of the biggest sites in South Africa and currently run the second biggest, Times Live, as well as many other news brands.

Why Work For Us

The company is managed exclusively by engineers and therefore has a strong focus on code quality.
We are a down to earth team who want to produce the best products. We are constantly evolving and put a big focus on R&D. Because our customers, being News Publishers, have some of the biggest traffic profiles, optimization and scalability are at the foundation of everything we do. We develop our own proprietary tools to make sure that we are in complete control of the stack.

Our Culture

We encourage a fun, relaxed atmosphere that is conducive to productivity as well as overall happiness and well-being.

Our Engineering Processes

We aim to offer our clients well thought out solutions. We try not to get caught up in corporate processes that waste time. Our goal is to deliver high-quality work efficiently.

Our Hiring Process

We want engaged thinkers who push technological boundaries and contribute meaningful code.
Our hiring process will include a technical interview with our three directors as well as a technical assessment where your quality of code will be reviewed.