About READ

What we do

We design, build and maintain a range of 'high value' products and systems for the SA Real Estate industry.

Typical challenges @ READ:

1. Design elegant UI/UX that simplifies complex, time consuming business process workflows.
2. Maintain and evolve a custom billing and staff management system that collects a large revenue base for blue chip Real Estate client.
3. Solve how to transition (a perfectly stable, mature product that a large customer base relies on daily) to new patterns/tech.
4. Architect a high volume, scalable solution that will process the entire country's movement of Real Estate listings.

Why Work For Us

We're a team of senior devs that are constantly experimenting with new technologies and solutions for a rapidly evolving industry. Being responsible for such critical systems in the SA property space means we get to make decisions that have a significant impact on our market. It's a constant challenge, with big business and lots at stake. Banks, originators, portals and Agencies. We're right in the middle of it all and it keeps the team on its toes.

We're far left of corporate and balance dev time between home and office. It's a very relaxed environment outside of the usual deadlines with a committed and talented team that is constantly exceeding expectations.

READ is an established business and our clients span across the entire Real Estate industry including SA's most recognizable brands.

After years of building a reputation for handling complex data migrations and system builds, we are now moving into some very exciting territory that allows us to explore interesting and current tech.

Our Culture

We're a tight team that relies heavily on each other to make quality collective decisions.

We balance our time well and work hard at managing the stresses and pressures of developing critical business systems for clients. Time off and downtime in general is enjoyed by all.

We have opinions and the best idea wins. Everytime.

Our Engineering Processes

It varies depending on the project and nature of the system. We range from detailed spec to quick prototyping. We pick the right approach for the objectives and complexity and don't force a standard for the sake of it.

Our Hiring Process

Initial Interview - Culture Fit and Technical Assessment with the dev team
Second Interview - Role and Approach