{"id":191,"date":"2018-05-15T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/?p=191"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:17:07","slug":"working-at-africas-software-development-powerhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/2018\/05\/15\/working-at-africas-software-development-powerhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Working at Africa\u2019s software development POWERHOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/files\/2018\/05\/BBD-Joburg-office-slider-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/files\/2018\/05\/BBD-Joburg-office-slider-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/files\/2018\/05\/BBD-Joburg-office-slider-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BBD is South Africa\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Offices like no other<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s not bragging if it\u2019s true \u2013 BBD has some of the coolest offices around! If you haven\u2019t been lucky enough to see for yourself, here is a glimpse into the BBD family\u2019s office life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canteen complete with a bar area<\/li>\n<li>Fully-stocked vending machines with free snacks<\/li>\n<li>Free daily breakfast cereals, fresh fruit and bread<\/li>\n<li>Multiple coffee stations with endless imported coffee from the best producers<\/li>\n<li>Relaxed yet professional environment<\/li>\n<li>Games room with arcade machines, table tennis, darts, pool table and giant Jenga<\/li>\n<li>Putting greens<\/li>\n<li>Free weekly car washes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center>[metaslider id=&#8221;233&#8243;]<\/center><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BBD knows how to party<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We are widely known for having the most extravagant events in the industry. While we can\u2019t share too many of our party secrets, take a peek at how we like to celebrate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazing year-end and mid-year functions, with great entertainment and even greater food and drinks<\/li>\n<li>Annual Bierfest where teams brew their own beer<\/li>\n<li>Trailblazing annual tech event \u2013 Esc@pe<\/li>\n<li>Industry meetups<\/li>\n<li>Unique team building events<\/li>\n<li>Frequent team lunches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center>[metaslider id=&#8221;245&#8243;]<\/center><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Understanding the importance of health<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>BBD knows that health and wealth go hand-in-hand. That\u2019s why we support healthy initiatives like the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vitality Health assessments<\/li>\n<li>Free flu vaccinations and B12 injections<\/li>\n<li>5 blood drives per year<\/li>\n<li>Annual wellness days with reflexology, massages, stress management, hypnotherapy, live blood analysis, biokineticists, eye tests and chiropractors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center>[metaslider id=&#8221;247&#8243;]<\/center><\/p>\n<h3><strong>It\u2019s the (not-so) little things that count<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>BBD has tons of benefits \u2013 large and small. Here are some of our kick-ass perks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff recognition through monthly award nominations, plus the opportunity to win your share of R120 000 at the end of the year<\/li>\n<li>Flexible working hours<\/li>\n<li>Financial aid to assist with further studies<\/li>\n<li>Internal and external training<\/li>\n<li>50% medical aid contribution<\/li>\n<li>Retirement annuity contributions<\/li>\n<li>Annual salary review<\/li>\n<li>Pay day chocolates and treats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center>[metaslider id=&#8221;249&#8243;]<\/center>It\u2019s clear that BBD is no ordinary software development company \u2013 we work smart and play frequently. So, what does it take to be part of the BBD family? Prove that you\u2019re the best of the best! We\u2019re always on the lookout for new talent. If you\u2019re a software geek keen to broaden your career, come chat to us at <u>www.bbd.co.za\/careers<\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBD is South Africa\u2019s oldest, largest and most entertaining independent custom software development company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/bbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}