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Now building agentic AI · Johannesburg, SA

Ship faster with
agentic AI and world-class teams.

Contoso Tech designs autonomous AI agents and builds production software end-to-end — from ideation and UX through architecture, construction, testing and delivery.

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Delivering for clients across
Certified partnerships

Backed by the world's leading technology partners.

Our partnerships give your projects access to enterprise-grade technology, priority support channels, and co-delivery capabilities that smaller vendors simply can't match.

Microsoft
Gold Partner

Microsoft Gold Partner — Cloud & Application Development

As a certified Microsoft Gold Partner since 2014, Contoso Tech is recognised for demonstrated expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure, .NET application development, and Microsoft 365 integrations. Gold status means our team has passed rigorous Microsoft certification requirements and maintains a proven track record of successful client deployments on the Microsoft platform.

Gold Partner since 2014 · 10+ years certified
Red Hat
Certified Partner

Red Hat Certified Partner — Enterprise Open Source

Contoso Tech is a proud Red Hat Certified Partner, delivering enterprise-grade open-source solutions built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, and Ansible. Our engineers hold Red Hat certifications that validate deep competence in container orchestration, infrastructure automation, and hybrid cloud deployments — ensuring your systems are robust, secure, and supportable at scale.

Certified Partner · Enterprise Linux & OpenShift
AI-first engineering

Agentic AI, built into how we deliver.

We design AI agents that plan, use tools and act autonomously — then embed them into real products and into our own delivery pipeline.

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Autonomous AI agents

Goal-driven agents that plan multi-step work, call tools and APIs, and complete tasks with human-in-the-loop oversight.

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Conversational assistants

Custom copilots and chat assistants grounded in your data — for support, sales, onboarding and internal knowledge.

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RAG & integrations

Retrieval-augmented generation over your documents, plus secure integration with the systems your business already runs on.

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AI-accelerated delivery

We use AI agents internally for code generation, test authoring and reviews — shipping quality software faster.

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Intelligent automation

Automate document processing, workflows and decisioning with LLM-powered pipelines and guardrails.

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Responsible by design

Evaluation, monitoring and safety guardrails baked in, so your AI behaves predictably in production.

What we do

Services built around your stage of growth.

From launching a brand-new idea to scaling a platform under load — plug in CTO-caliber expertise where you need it.

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Lift Off

CTO Office services to launch your idea: user stories, UX, solution architecture, tech-stack selection and an MVP roadmap.

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Mission Control

Refactor and redesign your platform for scalability and performance. Code reviews, QA reports, architecture proposals.

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Dark Room

Stealthy, cost-effective dev firepower for creative agencies — operating under your brand and direction.

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Cloud-Ready Web Apps

Custom web apps in Java/Spring, Node.js, Python/Django, PHP and .NET, with Angular & React front-ends, ready for the cloud.

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Mobile Apps

Native iOS/Android and React Native. On a tighter budget? Hybrid development on the Ionic framework.

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Quality Assurance

Full ownership of QA — from test planning and execution to building automated test suites.

Languages & frameworks

The right tool for the job.

Our engineers pick from a deep, polyglot toolbox to match your performance, budget and team constraints.

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0Years avg exp
0Projects shipped
Spring Boot · MVC · Hibernate
JavaSpring / MVC
Laravel · Composer · REST
PHPLaravel
Django · FastAPI · ML libs
PythonDjango
Express · NestJS · tRPC
Node.jsExpress
.NET 8 · C# · Blazor · MAUI
.NETC#
Angular 17 · RxJS · NgRx
AngularSPA
React 19 · Next.js · Native
ReactWeb & Native
TypeScript · Vite · Webpack
JavaScriptTypeScript
iOS · Xcode · UIKit
Objective-CiOS
Kotlin · Jetpack · Compose
AndroidKotlin/Java
Postgres · MySQL · Redis
SQLPostgres/MySQL
Azure · AWS · Docker · K8s
CloudAzure / AWS
Selected work

Products we've helped bring to life.

Marketplace · Mobile + Web

Rackfest

A platform connecting fans to celebrities — a marketplace for personalized, autographed collectibles, merchandise and experiences across sport, music, modeling and acting.

EdTech · LMS

Earn2Learn

Parents create subject quizzes around YouTube videos; children earn points for correct answers that convert into gift cards. Extended into a full LMS for other clients.

FinTech · Web Application

CAL Portal

A suite of customer-onboarding solutions for CAL, a leading Sri Lankan investment bank serving corporates, institutions and high-net-worth clients.

Compliance · SaaS

Genus

An integrated set of compliant services for the legal cannabis industry — self-audits that streamline operations and keep cultivators, manufacturers and distributors compliant.

Operations · Web Application

HIWE

An automated, web-based facility-management solution for establishments — ensuring better service quality and improved safety.

Have an idea?

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2014Founded in Johannesburg
7+Engineering team
5Countries served
Fortune 15Experience on the team
Live · agentic assistant

Meet Cosmo, our AI agent.

Ask anything about our services, AI capabilities, tech stack or how we'd approach your project. Cosmo knows Contoso Tech inside out.

Service & AI guidanceFind the right engagement for your stage.
Tech-stack adviceJava, PHP, Python, cloud — what fits.
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CosmoContoso Tech AI agent · online
Hi! I'm Cosmo 👋 Ask me anything about Contoso Tech — our AI solutions, services, tech stack or how we'd approach your project.
Who we are

A boutique software company providing remote, scalable Agile teams.

Since launching in February 2014, Contoso Tech has been a trusted advisor for clients across South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini and beyond. Our leadership brings experience delivering software for Fortune 15 companies and global brands — a balanced synergy of business, engineering and program-management expertise.

18 YRS EXP

Tebogo Maruping

Principal Systems Architect

Leads Contoso Tech's software architecture and design practice. 18 years architecting, designing and developing solutions for Fortune 15 companies across Canada, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia — with deep Node.js, Python, servers and networking expertise.

Architecture Node.js Python Fortune 15
10 YRS EXP

Nhlanhla Maruping

Engineering Evangelist

Leads Contoso Tech's vision, organisational strategy and delivery capabilities. 10 years in software product development as a trusted advisor for setting up and expanding offshore agile teams, having managed portfolios in excess of ZAR 25 million for Fortune 50 clients.

Strategy Agile Delivery Fortune 50
10 YRS EXP

Nthabiseng Maruping

Head of Quality Assurance

Heads QA at Contoso Tech with over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, owning test strategy, execution and automation to keep delivery quality high across every engagement.

QA Strategy Automation Test Design

"We've engaged Contoso Tech to develop a social-network app for college sports fans. Their empathy with the end-user and their readiness for change is refreshing."

Ian Meyer — CEO, Firesky
Get in touch

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Head Office

Von Dessin Road, Roodepoort 1724, South Africa

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Phone

+27 84 447 7116

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