Culture
at Digiata
Smart People
Trusted Technology Years of Experience
With over 40 clients across many countries, we service the top echelon of the financial services sector, including most of the large asset managers and four of the top banks in South Africa.
Solving problems and staying curious since 2001
Since 2001, we’ve been helping organisations in the financial services industry automate, optimise and streamline their business processes. Our skilled teams deploy extensive expertise, deep domain experience and finely-honed implementation frameworks to create purpose-built solutions. We are led by a dynamic leadership team and have been founder-managed since day one. Our flat business structure allows us to stay nimble and highly productive.
- Choosing right over easy
- Building lasting, genuine relationships
- Taking a client-centric approach
- Tackling the unknown and uncertain with a curious, problem-solving mindset
- Staying adaptable and entrepreneurial
- Being conscientious about our work
- Being impactful and making a valuable contribution
We are proud of our talented team, dedicated to developing exceptional individuals who embrace technology. They tackle challenges with a unique perspective.
- Top graduates from top universities
- Curious people with a passion for problem-solving
- Great work ethic
- Integrity and honesty
- Enthusiasm and innovation
- Team players who help their colleagues
- Commitment
How we work
- Be mobile and flexible. While teams are mostly required to work on site in order to build the client relationship and develop the best solution, we take our company culture with us wherever we go.
- Follow best practices. We carry out every project in alignment with best practice patterns. These include: source control, auditing and tracking, testing, documentation and time-keeping.
- Keep teams agile. Projects are carried out by small, self-contained teams of 3-5 people led by an experienced Senior Manager. Projects vary in length from one to six months.
- Work smart. We like to break up work into smaller pieces to better focus and achieve continuous progress.
- Promote autonomy. Teams operate autonomously and are responsible for making the tactical and operational decisions required to complete the project as best they see fit.
- We are intentional and specific in our work, If we’re not sure about something, we ask
- We continuously try to improve on our last effort
- We’re never done learning and always seek to improve ourselves
- We like to try everything, and often. You always implement something better a second time, so we use that to our advantage
- We’re proud of our work and spend time wisely
- We are curious about new possibilities and act to explore them
- We are empathetic with our team and our clients
There are 4 primary project roles which constitute our teams. No matter which role you start in, anyone who works hard and is willing to learn can work their way up to senior positions via a clear development path.
As you grow, you’ll be exposed to different sides of the business, and regular personal development reviews will help us to identify and rectify any gaps in your experience. This ensures you get the training you need to progress as quickly as possible.
Digiata doing good
In line with our passion for developing people and their skills, our corporate social responsibility efforts centre around skills development for young people, with a specific focus on youth from underprivileged communities, women of colour, and people with disabilities. We even have our own foundation!
CodeSpace Academy is a global education institution that specialises in teaching coding and technology skills. CodeSpace gives students the software development skills they need to thrive in the tech industry and business, making them more employable.
We help disabled learners progress from being trainees in the workplace to becoming fully-fledged employees. The workplace skills development program consisting of eight modules to empower learners to operate confidently as junior managers.
Yoga4Alex students leave the program with a yoga teacher’s qualification, basic computer skills certificate, and a qualification in teaching English and conscious communications. Additional skills include accountability, punctuality, teamwork and preparation.
- We like to celebrate harder than we worked for the win
- As a company, we celebrate and socialise often, in smaller groups and all together
- Teams often organise activities together throughout the year
- Once a quarter, we do something fun as a company
- We reflect on what worked and what didn’t
- We eagerly point out what went wrong, without blaming and shaming
- We’re curious, even when things go wrong. You can’t be curious and angry at the same time
- When we notice something isn’t working, we speak about it directly and with kindness
- We always improve and refactor
- 6-8 Week in-house training and induction when you join
- Exposure to many different clients and projects
- Work that challenges you in a high-performance environment
- Ongoing personal development and training
- Frequent one-on-ones, mentorship and guidance from senior team members
- Culture of open communication and approachability
- Quaterly skills reviews around developing your career
- Informal system of mentorship, skills sharing and assistance from your team mates
- The support you need to acclimatise to your new role, and eventually grow beyond it
- Room to be heard, make an impact and be involved in the growth of the business
We achive this with a flat management structure, where we admit mistakes openly and work together to find the best solution.