Remote jobs in Africa
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 225 live roles right now. By location: Nigeria (106), EMEA (97), Africa-wide (16), Other African countries (2). 126 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.
225 live roles, newest posted 13 November 2026
Remote jobs in Africa by field
Companies hiring remotely in Africa
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Builds an open source backend platform featuring Postgres database and APIs.
35 open roles · $500M raised · United States
Canonical
Publisher of Ubuntu and provider of open source OS, cloud, and infrastructure software services.
19 open roles · United Kingdom
Camunda
Open platform for automating and orchestrating business processes and AI agents.
18 open roles · $126M raised · Germany
ElevenLabs
Builds AI voice and speech synthesis platform for creators and enterprises.
15 open roles · $781M raised · United States
Aptura
Aptura helps train and evaluate AI to master real-world tasks in finance, healthcare and legal, with expert physicians, analysts and specialists.
14 open roles
Fingerprint
Fingerprint provides 99.5% accurate device fingerprinting as a service.
11 open roles · $77M raised · United States
Social Discovery Group
Social Discovery Group is the world's largest group of social discovery companies.
10 open roles
Correlation One
Provides AI-driven workforce training to close digital skills gaps.
9 open roles · $6M raised · United States
Bjak
Pioneer and leading platform for auto insurance and all types of insurance in Malaysia.
8 open roles · MY
Questions, answered.
Which companies hire remotely in Africa?
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.
Is an EMEA role open to people in Africa?
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.
What is the difference between 'in Africa' and 'open from Nigeria'?
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.