BBD is South Africa’s oldest, largest and most entertaining independent custom software development company. Our technical and developer expertise spans the banking, insurance, telecommunications and public sectors. We have over 700 employees across our offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, London, Bulgaria and India.
Offices like no other
It’s not bragging if it’s true – BBD has some of the coolest offices around! If you haven’t been lucky enough to see for yourself, here is a glimpse into the BBD family’s office life:
- Canteen complete with a bar area
- Fully-stocked vending machines with free snacks
- Free daily breakfast cereals, fresh fruit and bread
- Multiple coffee stations with endless imported coffee from the best producers
- Relaxed yet professional environment
- Games room with arcade machines, table tennis, darts, pool table and giant Jenga
- Putting greens
- Free weekly car washes
BBD knows how to party
We are widely known for having the most extravagant events in the industry. While we can’t share too many of our party secrets, take a peek at how we like to celebrate:
- Amazing year-end and mid-year functions, with great entertainment and even greater food and drinks
- Annual Bierfest where teams brew their own beer
- Trailblazing annual tech event – Esc@pe
- Industry meetups
- Unique team building events
- Frequent team lunches
Understanding the importance of health
BBD knows that health and wealth go hand-in-hand. That’s why we support healthy initiatives like the following:
- Vitality Health assessments
- Free flu vaccinations and B12 injections
- 5 blood drives per year
- Annual wellness days with reflexology, massages, stress management, hypnotherapy, live blood analysis, biokineticists, eye tests and chiropractors
It’s the (not-so) little things that count
BBD has tons of benefits – large and small. Here are some of our kick-ass perks:
- Staff recognition through monthly award nominations, plus the opportunity to win your share of R120 000 at the end of the year
- Flexible working hours
- Financial aid to assist with further studies
- Internal and external training
- 50% medical aid contribution
- Retirement annuity contributions
- Annual salary review
- Pay day chocolates and treats