Offshore software development in Bulgaria
Simatech provides offshore software development from Bulgaria: dedicated Scrum teams of senior engineers who work as an extension of your in-house organisation. Unlike far-shore offshoring, Bulgaria sits inside the EU on Central European Time, so you get offshore economics with same-day collaboration, EU contract law and GDPR compliance by default.
Key benefits
Offshore cost, same-day overlap
Bulgaria is one to two hours ahead of the UK, Benelux and DACH. You do not lose a day per question the way you do with 8-12 hour time gaps.
Why Bulgaria
Bulgaria is an EU and NATO member state on Central European Time, so contracts, GDPR obligations and data residency stay inside the EU while your team sits one or two hours from your working day. Engineering salaries are materially lower than in London, Amsterdam or Munich, which is where the cost difference comes from — not from thinner seniority.
No hidden coordination tax
Ceremonies, refinement and QA are inside the squad price. Offshore models that bill only coding hours push that cost back onto your managers.
IP and data stay in the EU
EU contracts, EU invoicing, EU data residency and GDPR-native handling. Your IP assignment is written into the MSA.
English-speaking senior engineers
Bulgaria has one of the strongest English-proficiency and STEM-graduate profiles in Eastern Europe.
Exit is cheap by design
30 days' notice, documented handover, and every artefact — code, ADRs, runbooks — is yours from day one.
How the engagement works
1 — Scoping call (30 min)
Scope, cadence, constraints and how your current delivery is organised.
2 — Squad shape and price
Roles, seniority mix and monthly price within one working day.
3 — Scoping sprint
One fixed-fee week producing architecture, backlog and a fixed build price.
4 — Offshore squad running
Two-week sprints, one demo per sprint, one invoice per month.
Team structure
- Senior engineers
- Five-plus years each, in PHP (Laravel, Symfony), TypeScript/React, Python, Java and .NET. No juniors billed as seniors.
- Scrum Master
- A practising Scrum Master who runs the ceremonies, protects the sprint goal and reports flow metrics you can audit.
- Product partner
- Backlog shaping, acceptance criteria and refinement with your product owner so sprints start ready.
- QA & DevSecOps
- Automated tests, CI/CD pipelines, environments and release hygiene included in the squad, not billed as extras.
Pricing and engagement
Scoping sprint
One week, two people. Architecture, backlog and a fixed price for the build. You keep every artefact.
AI prototype sprint
Two weeks, three people. A working prototype in your environment, not a slide deck.
Full delivery sprint
Two weeks, five people. A shippable increment with a live demo at the end of every sprint.
Monthly retainer
A full dedicated squad for a month. Cancel between sprints with 30 days' notice.
Prices are fully loaded: engineers, Scrum Master, product partner, QA, CI/CD and infrastructure work. No timesheets, no hourly billing, no change-request theatre. EU contracts and EU invoicing from Sima Tech Ltd (UIC 206762842, VAT BG206762842).
See the full pricing breakdown →Technology capability
- PHP · Laravel · Symfony
- TypeScript · React · Node
- Python · FastAPI
- Java · Spring
- .NET · C#
- PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis
- AWS · Azure · Kubernetes
- LLMOps · RAG · agentic AI
Frequently asked questions
Is Bulgaria offshore or nearshore?
It depends where you sit. For UK, Benelux, DACH and Nordic buyers, Bulgaria is nearshore — same working day, EU jurisdiction. For US buyers it is offshore, with a four to seven hour morning overlap with the US East Coast.
What is the difference between your offshore model and staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation gives you individuals you have to manage. We give you a working Scrum team with its own Scrum Master, ceremonies, QA and delivery accountability.
How do you handle IP ownership?
IP assignment is in the master services agreement. Code, documentation and artefacts belong to you as they are produced, not on final payment.
What does an offshore team from Bulgaria cost?
A five-person delivery squad is €32,000 per two-week sprint, or €60,000 per month on retainer. A one-week scoping sprint to validate fit is €8,000.
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Talk to the people who do the work
Tell us the problem, the cadence and the constraints. We come back within one working day with a squad shape, a Sprint-0 plan and an indicative price. MNDA on request.