ABOUT US
Built to Hire Well
ShumelaHire — from the isiZulu 'shumela,' meaning to hire or employ — was founded on a simple conviction: institutions that serve the public deserve hiring processes worthy of that responsibility.
OUR NAME
Shumela
‘Shumela’ is derived from isiZulu, meaning to hire or employ. We chose this name because it speaks directly to what we do — no abstraction, no metaphor.
ShumelaHire exists to help institutions hire well.
Shumela
/shu·me·la/
verb (isiZulu) — to hire, to employ
OUR MISSION
“To provide institutions with talent acquisition infrastructure that is structured, transparent, and accountable — so that every hiring decision can withstand scrutiny.”
OUR VALUES
Principles That Guide Every Decision
Precision Over Speed
We do not optimise for velocity at the expense of rigour. Every feature is designed to produce defensible outcomes.
Transparency as Default
Audit trails, structured evaluations, and clear accountability are not premium features. They are the baseline.
Institutional Empathy
We build for the complexity of real organisations — approval chains, compliance requirements, and multi-stakeholder decision-making.
South African First
Built in South Africa, hosted in South Africa, designed for the regulatory and cultural context of the continent’s most sophisticated economy.
THE COMPANY
Arthmatic DevWorks
ShumelaHire is built and maintained by Arthmatic DevWorks, a South African software engineering firm specialising in enterprise platforms for regulated industries. We combine deep technical capability with domain expertise in human capital management.
Our engineering team builds with the same rigour we expect from the institutions we serve: clean architecture, comprehensive testing, and infrastructure that scales.
Work With Us
Whether you are an institution looking to transform your hiring process or a technologist who shares our values, we would like to hear from you.
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