Does BBD pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BBD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BBD. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BBD?

94% of BBD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BBD 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BBD?

Software Engineer (81) , Software Developer (20) , Junior Software Engineer (19) , Business Analyst (15) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Internship (7) , Senior Software Developer (6) , Software Engineer(Internship) (6) , Test Analyst (5) , Executive (4) , Junior Software Developer (4) , Developer (3) , Intern (3) , Multimedia Designer (3) , Software Developer Intern (3)

What are the pros of working at BBD according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great they have events going on to meet and socialize" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great people open minded and always good to work with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good company culture and friendly on" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great benefits and learning opportunities." ((in 11 reviews)); "The work culture is very good" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BBD according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours and non" ((in 7 reviews)); "At first you think it's just a certain few in management that are problematic (if you're reading this and you're working at BBD or have worked there before, you know exactly who I'm talking about), but as the months go by, you start to realise how toxic the entire management structure has become in order to fit in." ((in 7 reviews))

BBD Reviews

4.3

94% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Kevin Staples

99% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (245 reviews)

BBD has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The BBD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

245 reviews

5.0

23 Jun 2026

Incredible Graduate Programme, challenging environment, for people who want to learn and grow.

System analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent Graduate Programme Good Pay Cool Gifts Fun Events Can learn a lot if you get the right team Challenging

Cons

Extreme Work Pressure in the first couple of years Not enough female leadership Can get stuck on a bad project with minimal growth

5.0

9 Jun 2026

Work-life balance with opportunities for growth

Test analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance, Opportunity to learn and evolve

Cons

No any cons , best company

5.0

3 Jun 2026

Inclusive environment but conflicting leadership opinions

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

All inclusive and engaged environment, you are all part, heard and valued team member!

Cons

At times too many chiefs with different opinions

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Graduate Programme (SA27)

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Business Analyst (SA26)

Johannesburg

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Bursary Programme (SA26)

Platform Engineer (SA26)

Johannesburg

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Incredible Graduate Programme, challenging environment, for people who want to learn and grow.

Work-life balance with opportunities for growth

Inclusive environment but conflicting leadership opinions

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