Updated July 14, 2026

28 open positions

Jobs in South Africa

Browse 28+ jobs at companies offering best places to work and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 6 new this week. Hiring companies include 2U, DuckDuckGo, and Accso.

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Senior Digital Content Producer

BBC

HybridDurban, South Africa

80 · GreatCompressed week

Senior Privacy Engineer

21h

DuckDuckGo

RemoteJapan +24 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Privacy Engineering Director

21h

DuckDuckGo

RemoteJapan +24 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Growth Marketing Manager (App Installs)

DuckDuckGo

RemoteSpain +8 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Sales Coordinator

1mo

This is Beyond

HybridCape Town, South Africa

86 · Excellent4 day week100% pay

Graphic Designer

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Billings Analyst Intern

Sage

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

62 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Accountants Intern

Sage

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

62 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Analyst, Treasury & Risk Analytics

1mo

Oyster HR

RemoteRomania +11 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO

Customer Success Manager (EMEA)

2mo

Oyster HR

RemotePortugal +3 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Account Executive (Channel)

2mo

Mambu

RemoteSouth Africa

70 · Great4 day week during Summer

Treasury Operations Team Lead

18d

Adaptavist

RemoteSouth Africa

68 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Account Executive

19d

EDB

RemoteBrazil +7 more

68 · GoodRotating 4 day week

Java Engineer

11d

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Java Engineer

1mo

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Java Engineer - Agentic AI Engineering

1mo

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Country Manager - South Africa

1mo

Canva

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

58 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Strategic Account Manager

14d

Experian

OnsiteJohannesburg, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Enrollment Specialist

19d

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Analyst Revenue Strategy & Analytics

20d

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Principal Platform Architect

21d

ServiceNow

OnsiteJohannesburg, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Sales Specialist – Software Solutions

1mo

Experian

HybridStellenbosch, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Director, Data Science

16d

DuckDuckGo

RemoteSlovakia +18 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Backend Engineer

2mo

DuckDuckGo

RemoteUSA +25 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$179k

Senior .Net Core / C# Engineer

1mo

Accso

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Full-stack Software Engineer

20d

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager

20d

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Analytics Engineer III, Marketing & Product

20d

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Adoption of a 4-day work week in South Africa has grown steadily since the 2022 UK pilot. We currently list 28 open roles at employers in or serving the region including 2U, DuckDuckGo, and Accso. Movement varies by sector — technology, consulting, and knowledge-work roles see the highest adoption rates, while customer-facing and operational roles tend to lag. Expand listings to see whether individual employers are local, hybrid-based, or remote-friendly across borders.

Employment law varies significantly by country and region. In South Africa, the core contract terms — full-time status, benefits eligibility, pension contributions — generally track working hours, so a genuine 4-day-week arrangement with full pay is usually treated identically to a 5-day role. For cross-border remote roles, local payroll, visa, and tax residency rules apply. Each listing on this page indicates the employer's location and remote-work policy; check the individual role for country-specific details before applying.

Notable employers with reduced-hours listings on this page include 2U, DuckDuckGo, and Accso. The mix spans local-founded companies, international firms with South Africa offices, and fully-remote employers that recruit from the region. The full list above also shows each company's specific schedule policy — some run a fixed 4-day week, others a 9-day fortnight or flexible-hours arrangement. Click any company name for their full profile and schedule policy details.

Salaries on 4dayweek.io are quoted at full value — the 4-day schedule doesn't reduce pay, so expect comparable ranges to traditional 5-day employers of similar size and sector in South Africa. Tech and engineering roles typically lead, with consulting and product roles close behind. Specific ranges vary by seniority and sub-industry. Expand individual listings above for exact figures or filter by salary band in the sidebar.

Many of the employers listed on this page accept remote applicants from South Africa, though each company sets its own policy on allowed countries and timezones. Filter by 'Remote' in the sidebar to narrow to fully-remote roles. For hybrid roles, the listing specifies the required office location and expected in-person days. Tax residency, payroll, and contractor-versus-employee arrangements are handled per-employer — check the listing or application for details.