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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Digital Infrastructure Services 63.11 - Data processing, hosting and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 March 2014
Employment effect (start)
18 March 2014
Foreseen end date
18 March 2015
Description
US-based global software development and IT consultancy services provider SoftServe is to open a software development centre in Sofia. 1,000 jobs are expected to be created in the next 5 years of which 200 ones within the next year. As announced, the expansion plan is part of the company’s corporate global strategy.
With a total workforce of 3,200 people in North America and West and Eastern Europe, the company provides outsourcing to many companies worldwide. As reported, the company made the strategic choice to expand in Bulgaria since it ranks highly worldwide in highly educated IT professionals.
Eurofound (2014), SoftServe, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 77383, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77383.
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