“Our team does not write code, we build solutions. We have a team of people who would throw out the best piece of code ever written in favour of building the best solution to meet the needs of our customers.
This quote from Lungisa perfectly sums up how we look at product development. We’re pretty obsessed with customer-centricity and making sure we put entrepreneurs first in every decision we make. As a Yoco Product Developer, you speak to our customers, our support and operations teams, and even run support yourself from time to time. It also means we build tools and choose technologies that scale as our business and our customers’ businesses grow. We’re not bound by one way of doing things – we’re flexible and adaptable.
It’s this thinking that drives us to undergo extensive beta testing with every new product we launch. This allows us to refine and improve our offering using constant feedback from the people who will be using Yoco in their businesses.
Our team of product heros has grown quite rapidly in number in the past few months, and we’ve had many new awesome additions. Get to know the new and old faces below.
If you’re interested in being part of the Product team, have a look at our current job openings here.
Lungisa aka Dennis
Being a part of building a product that has a direct impact on people's ability to grow their own wealth and drive their own success is very rewarding.
Andrew aka Snowdog
We are constantly trying to improve how we work and really go the extra mile to make sure that our products are amazing to use. I love the idea of giving small businesses access to tools and technology that were too expensive or unavailable to them before.
The most important thing he’s learnt along his journey is not to avoid complicated problems by only working on things that are easy and within your comfort zone. Outside of the office, Andrew enjoys running, hiking and taking his puppy, Abby, for walks. He is also a big fan of Mexican food.
Altus aka Lunchmaster
Making the lives of small business owners easier has become a passion. Every time we build something new we get to engage with that on a deeper level.
Because he’s often pushed outside his comfort zone in many ways, Altus has learned more at Yoco than any other time in his life (his exact words, we swear we’re not making this up). Outside of the office Altus loves to run and hike, is an avid boardgamer, and is quite the craftsman – he made a chicken hat especially for AfrikaBurn.
Mandisa aka Panda
I'm learning every day. I surprise myself every day. And more importantly, I see the value of what I'm doing every time I meet one of our merchants.
Understanding the needs of the people using your product is one of the key things Mandisa has taken away from her time working at Yoco. She’s learning that starting and running a business can be made easier if you have the right tools and resources. Mandisa also has quite a creative side and loves to create art in her spare time.
We say it all the time. We're customer-centric. We handle all the complexities of the code ourselves, so that the customer experience can be easy and simple.
