In a recent article featured on FastCompany, Pinterest Founder Ben Silbermann elaborated on why the best talent goes after adventure and not success. He was quoted as saying, "I think the thing that I've learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems."
When asked what he loves most about working at PriceCheck, Conrad Strydom, technical team leader, said: "It's awesome building products that make a difference to people's lives, help them make informed buying and shopping decisions and ultimately make their lives better. We have some of the best minds in the business and there are a multitude of opportunities to learn and grow everyday."
Best of the best
Part of the Naspers Group, PriceCheck offers the best minds in the business multinational experience*, the opportunity to work on award-winning products, access to conferences, workshops and online courses, and the chance to form part of a team that love what they do.
As South Africa's, and now Africa's leading online and mobile price comparison site, the company has seen steady growth both locally and abroad. With an office in Nigeria and an imminent presence in Kenya, it is fast positioning itself as the market leader in product search and price comparison across the African continent.
Fast facts for PriceCheck South Africa:
- Market leader in shopping comparison and 1st stop for online and mobile shoppers in SA
- More than 350 online shops
- More than 1,400,000 unique visitors per month
- Nearly half a million shoppers visit our mobile site and app monthly to find the cheapest or most relevant product while out shopping
- In excess of 3 million page impressions per month
- In excess of 30 million products
- Launched first Africa price comparison barcode scanner
- One barcode scan every 30 seconds
- Mobile now handles in excess of 400,000 visits
Globally recognised
The PriceCheck mobile shopping app was awarded the 2013 BlackBerry Achievement Awards App of the Year - beating more than 150,000 entries.
Says GM, André de Wet, "PriceCheck is actively changing the face of online product search, making it mobile, relevant and hyper-local. Our vision is to mimic real-world behaviour by linking online and mobile product search and price comparison, with offline brick-and-mortar stores, and we are the first to do it. It was Jim Rohn who first said, 'If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.' PriceCheck is hiring, and we're looking for the best, especially those seeking a unique challenge.
"We believe that the people who are doing the actual work make the best product decisions. We take great pride in hiring top talent from a variety of disciplines and bringing people together with one simple directive: collaborate and create.''
Current positions at PriceCheck (see more here):
- Mobile Developers (x4)
- UI Front End Developers
- PHP Developer (x4)
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*The group operates in 120 countries and in price comparison alone the various teams get to share knowledge across four continents.
