Cape Town has a real technology scene and a real shortage: senior architects who have actually operated production systems for years, rather than built and handed over. Most of that capacity is absorbed by the local scale-ups or working remotely for European and American employers who pay in hard currency.
The same skill set, bought as a project
This is that capacity, available as a fixed-price engagement instead of a hire. Apps made for iPhone and Mac, or for iPhone and Android from one code base, with the systems behind them built to be run every day, not just demonstrated. One person is accountable from the first data model to the store release and afterwards.
Privacy engineered once, to the stricter standard
The data model is planned with GDPR principles in mind, which cover the POPIA conditions. Purpose limitation, minimality, retention windows, subject access and deletion are handled as architecture, not as a policy document written after launch. What remains yours as the responsible party is designating an Information Officer and registering where required; the build is documented so you can evidence how personal information is actually handled.
Connectivity is a design input
Load-shedding, patchy mobile coverage and users who work away from a desk are ordinary conditions here, not edge cases. Where the use case calls for it, the app works offline and reconciles cleanly when the connection returns. That is decided at the start; retrofitting it into a live product is a rebuild.
The deal
- Fixed price and scope in writing before the first line of code
- Market-ready app for iPhone and Android from one codebase from $83,300
- Full handover of code, cloud accounts, store listings and documentation
More on the market: app developer for South Africa.