BBD: IT Graduate Programme 2027

About the Company

BBD is a leading South African software development company that specialises in building custom enterprise solutions for large organisations across industries such as banking, insurance, telecommunications, and retail. Founded in 1984, the company has grown into one of the country’s most respected technology firms, known for delivering high-performance, scalable systems.

Programme Overview

The BBD Grad Programme lets you bridge the gap between what you’ve learnt at university and what you need to flourish in the IT industry. As a BBD grad you’ll gain real project experience from the very first week and build your technical knowledge through exposure to a wide range of technologies and methodologies.

You’ll learn first-hand how to break and fix things, all the while working hard and having fun alongside your senior mentors and your graduate class. Our graduates tell us they learn more in their first 8 weeks at BBD than they did throughout their university studies so the pace is as fast as you can handle.

Locations: Cape Town and Johannesburg

Entry Requirements

• Must have a BSc / BEng / BCom / BIT majoring in:
• Computer Science,
• Computer and Software Engineering,
• Information Technology
• Industrial Engineering
• Informatics.
• Alternatively if you have a portfolio of technology work you have completed that you can demonstrate to us you may also be considered.
• If you have a vision for how software can solve daily problems, make the world around us a better place and have actually tried to do something about it then you’re definitely who we are looking for.
• Be immersed in, and have engaged with, technology / coding over and above your formal education
• Be a newly qualified graduate at a recognised university or hold a certification from a recognised learning programme
• Have a high academic average
• Be passionate about building software and creatively solving issues and bugs

How much can I earn as a BBD graduate?

University graduates joining the Software Engineering track in engineering and computer science fields earn a starting salary from R40 000. Business Analysis graduates earn starting salaries between R30 000 and R35 000. Exceptional academic results may be considered when offers are made.