Calm cadence
We plan in terms, not sprints. Long projects, considered ships, sane hours.
Careers
Build software at school speed
We’re a small team in Cape Town building school management software for South African schools. Three of us today, hiring carefully for the next four.
Team
3 today
Office
Cape Town
Remote
SA-friendly
Cadence
By the term
Why Lectern
What you sign up for
Four things that shape every day here. Read them carefully - if any feel wrong, we’re probably not the right fit.
Close to schools
Every team member talks to schools every month. The work stays grounded.
Built to last
We’re building a product schools will run for decades. The codebase plans to age well.
Small, on purpose
We add people when it’s clearly needed. Never a team that doesn’t know each other.
How we hire
Four steps, two weeks
We take longer than most because we’re hiring carefully. The whole process aims to fit inside ten working days.
01
Send your application
Email hiring@lectern.school with a CV and a paragraph about a school that shaped you. We read everything within a school day.
02
Get to know each other
A 45-minute call with two of us. We talk about Lectern, you talk about your work. No trick questions.
03
A short practical
A 4-6 hour exercise based on a real Lectern problem. Paid at your day rate. We review it together.
04
Final conversation
Meet the rest of the team, talk specifics. References from us and to us. Offer in writing within 48 hours.
Always meeting people
Tell us what you’d build here
We’re not advertising specific roles right now - but we’re always meeting people who care about schools. If you’ve worked in one, built for one, or just think deeply about how they run, write to us.