Updated August 3, 2026

23 open positions

Jobs in South Africa

Browse 23+ jobs at companies offering best places to work and generous PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 3 new this week. Hiring companies include DuckDuckGo, Accso, and Oyster HR.

23

Jobs

3

New This Week

10+

Companies

Updated Daily

Senior Vendor Relationship Manager

4d

RemotePoland +6 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO€50k – €60k

Senior Vendor Relationship Manager

4d

RemotePoland +6 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO€50k – €60k

Medical Science Liaison

6d

HybridMidrand, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Customer Success Manager (EMEA)

13d

RemotePortugal +3 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO€30k – €45k

Senior Account Executive (Channel)

3mo

RemoteSouth Africa

70 · Great4 day week during Summer

Account Sales Manger - Sage Intacct

19d

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

62 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Privacy Engineer

21d

RemoteJapan +24 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$179k

Privacy Engineering Director

21d

RemoteJapan +23 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$244k

Senior Growth Marketing Manager (App Installs)

21d

RemoteSpain +8 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$179k

Java Engineer

1mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Java Engineer

2mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Java Engineer - Agentic AI Engineering

2mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Country Manager - South Africa

2mo

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

58 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Decision Analytics Consultant

17d

HybridStellenbosch, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Strategic Account Manager

20d

HybridJohannesburg, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Enrollment Specialist

1mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Analyst Revenue Strategy & Analytics

1mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Analytics Engineer

1mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Principal Platform Architect

1mo

OnsiteJohannesburg, South Africa

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Customer Success Manager (EMEA)

3mo

RemotePortugal +3 more

72 · Great5 day weekGenerous PTO€30k – €45k

Director, Data Science

1mo

RemoteSlovakia +15 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$244k

Senior Backend Engineer

3mo

RemoteUSA +24 more

61 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible$179k

Senior .Net Core / C# Engineer

2mo

HybridCape Town, South Africa

59 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

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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 23 open roles at employers in or serving the region including DuckDuckGo, Accso, and Oyster HR. 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 DuckDuckGo, Accso, and Oyster HR. 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.