ABOUT

The eye behind the engineering.

We are an enterprise engineering firm serving government agencies and enterprises across Africa. Based in Lagos and Pretoria. Founded in 2023.

2023
Founded
2
Countries
7
Capabilities
OUR STORY

Why we exist.

ZidoSoft was founded on a simple observation: African institutions deserve engineering partners who operate at the standard of the best firms anywhere in the world, not the best firms available locally.

Too often, government agencies and enterprises are forced to choose between vendors who understand their context and vendors who can actually deliver at global standard. We are built to close that gap. Our team brings together engineers, designers, and operators who have shipped systems at scale for complex organizations. We do it from Lagos and Pretoria, with the same rigor as firms in London or San Francisco.

We work with a small number of institutions at a time. Every engagement is led by senior engineers. Every system we build is designed for the long term, not for a launch photo.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Five principles we design by.

01

Engineering discipline over speed

We move fast, but never at the cost of architecture, documentation, or the long-term maintainability of what we ship. Fast delivery that creates technical debt is not fast.

02

Evidence over opinion

Design decisions trace to user research, business metrics, or hard constraints. Not to taste, not to fashion, not to the loudest voice in the room.

03

Security designed in, not bolted on

Every system we build is threat-modeled from day one. Controls, audit trails, and access policies are part of the base architecture.

04

Documentation as a deliverable

Every engagement produces written artifacts. Architecture decisions, runbooks, control matrices. If it isn't written down, it doesn't exist.

05

Client teams, not client handoffs

We do not disappear after delivery. We train, document, and stay available. When we are done, your team can run what we built without us.

WHO WE SERVE

Built for institutions that cannot fail.

01

Government agencies

Federal and state institutions requiring documented, auditable, and compliant technology delivery.

02

Financial institutions

Banks, fintechs, and payment providers operating under regulatory scrutiny and high reliability requirements.

03

Telecommunications

Operators and infrastructure providers serving millions of users with strict SLAs.

04

Healthcare systems

Hospitals, insurers, and health agencies handling sensitive personal data under strict compliance regimes.

05

Large enterprises

Multi-national and pan-African companies requiring engineering partners who operate at global standard.

06

Development organizations

NGOs and multilateral institutions delivering public infrastructure and services.

OFFICES

Lagos and Pretoria.

We are intentionally headquartered in Africa. Our teams work from Lagos and Pretoria, with the same standards, tools, and pace as any global firm.

NIGERIA

Lagos

Primary engineering hub
Serving West and Central Africa

SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria

Southern Africa operations
Serving SADC region

REGISTERED AND COMPLIANT

Every credential you will ask for.

NDPR COMPLIANT NITDA REGISTERED ISO 27001 ALIGNED CAC REGISTERED SOC 2 IN PROGRESS

Work with us.

Tell us what you are building. We'll help you plan the architecture, the timeline, and the delivery.