Remote hiring in Africa is real but hard to search for: most boards either ignore the continent or mix in roles that quietly require a US or EU address. This page only shows roles that name Africa, EMEA or an African country or city in the listing itself. Some are fully remote across a region; others are based in a specific city, and the location on each card says which.
There are 45 live roles right now. By location: EMEA (33), Nigeria (8), South Africa (3), Africa-wide (1). 44 of them are open to applicants living in Nigeria.
Below the listings are the companies with open roles that hire remote talent in Africa, each with a research report on what they do, how they are funded and who to reach out to.
45 live roles, newest posted 29 September 2026
Open platform for automating and orchestrating business processes and AI agents.
17 open roles 路 $126M raised 路 Germany
Fingerprint provides 99.5% accurate device fingerprinting as a service.
16 open roles
Publisher of Ubuntu and provider of open source OS, cloud, and infrastructure software services.
10 open roles 路 United Kingdom
Provides all-in-one payments, banking, credit, and business management solutions for businesses.
8 open roles 路 $320M raised 路 United Kingdom
Global payments infrastructure platform hiring staff software engineers for API platform development.
7 open roles 路 $9.8B raised 路 United States
Remote is a global HR and payroll platform helping companies hire and manage remote employees worldwide.
6 open roles 路 $506M raised 路 Netherlands
Provides secure, stable Linux OS and security solutions for shared hosting providers.
6 open roles 路 United States
Builds an open source backend platform featuring Postgres database and APIs.
5 open roles 路 $500M raised 路 United States
OpenZeppelin provides tools to write, deploy and operate decentralized applications.
5 open roles
Mostly venture-backed companies with distributed teams, fintechs and platforms selling into African markets, and global companies hiring across EMEA. The companies section on this page lists the ones with open roles right now, each with a research report.
Usually, yes: EMEA stands for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Some EMEA roles still require the right to work in a specific European country, so read the listing for any country list before applying.
A role based in Nairobi or Johannesburg is in Africa but may need residence in Kenya or South Africa. Each listing carries its own label: Open from Nigeria and Worldwide mean anyone in Nigeria can apply; Check listing means confirm the region first.