The Proof is in our People

Streamlined, high-impact, embedded Bulgarian talent at a significant cost savings.

Why Bulgaria?

Dubbed the Silicon Valley of SE Europe, Sofia is home to over 900 tech companies. 3,000+ new tech professionals emerge annually from over 50 STEM programs: backend engineers, infrastructure, data science, etc.

Bulgaria has one of the lowest labor costs in the European Union and over 75% of Bulgarians speak English, among the highest rate in Europe.

Companies like HP, Ubisoft, Google and Cisco are among the leading organizations who have set up full stack teams in Sofia, others are quickly catching on. 

The hireworks Solution

Streamline

hireworks handles all the complexities of hiring remotely while you benefit from the output.

Scale

Add or reduce roles as needed with a turnkey month to month structure and an all inclusive rate.

Save

Reduce headcount costs by hiring qualified Bulgarian based talent resulting in an average savings of at least 30%.

What Sets Us Apart?

Our team of seasoned operators crafted the hireworks’ solution from the heart – inspired by our own experiences at venture capital firms, venture-backed startups and publicly traded companies.

The hireworks system allows our clients to effortlessly interview and hire top-notch remote candidates for their teams without the operational headaches and associated costs.

The hireworks Team

We’re a team of seasoned recruiting leaders who have successfully scaled tech U.S. companies and understand the evolving talent market, need for speed and the cost cutting pressure every leader is facing.

Brian Williams

Founder & CEO

Rebecca Blum

Chief Revenue Officer

Angela Gazzoli

VP of Recruiting

Grant Lachman

COO

Testimonials

I took the leap and hired my entire product team in Sofia Bulgaria, and couldn’t be happier with the results! I strongly and sincerely recommend hireworks to all the founders in my network.
Steve Dong
CPO/COO, FinalSite
It’s comforting to know for my clients Bulgaria is part of the EU, which has some of the strongest privacy and IP laws in the entire world.
Jason Billie
General Counsel & Startup Board Advisor
The ML/AI Talent in Bulgaria is the real deal. Heavy hitters with PhDs at half the US rate! In this hyper competitive US job market for ML/AI talent, I advise all my consulting clients to call hireworks.
Delano McFarlane
AI/ML Consultant
My front-end Talent through hireworks is unreal. The team goes above and beyond anticipating my needs and deliver the goods.
Geoffrey Abbott
CTO @ Orange Hiring

Frenquently Asked Questions

We offer streamlined, high-impact embedded talent at a significant cost savings. We own candidate sourcing (based on your qualifications), facilitate the interview process, onboard the employees and handle payroll and benefits. The employees you select will operate as embedded talent, serving as a direct extension of your team. hireworks handles the backend and you reap the benefit of highly engaged, hard working talent at a cost savings.

The hireworks team is available to schedule a free consultation at your convenience. During this call, we will explain the hireworks offering and gain an understanding of your needs. Once you are ready to move forward, we’ll enter into an agreement and set up an official kickoff call. We can work as fast as you are willing to.

Once you complete our scoping questionnaire, we use your proprietary recruiting technology to source the most qualified candidates in the Sofia market. We will present a curated selection to you with resumes and cost. Once you’ve interviewed and selected your top candidate(s) we will onboard the employees and they will be assigned to your company full time.

Once you select your candidate(s) of choice, hireworks will contract directly with them, and set them up on our payroll and benefits systems. Typically this process happens within 1-2 weeks.

Technical (engineers, data science, machine learning), operational functions such as account management, client services, creative such as design. If you have a specific role in mind we are happy to scope out if it’s a strength of the Sofia market.

Dubbed the Silicon Valley of SE Europe, Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria) is home to over 900 tech companies. 3,000+ new tech professionals emerge annually from over 50 STEM programs: backend engineers, infrastructure, data science, etc. Bulgaria has one of the lowest labor costs in the European Union and over 75% of Bulgarians speak English, among the highest in Europe. It is truly a budding market offering significant savings on highly qualified talent.

Yes, all of our candidates speak fluent English.

If overlapping hours are important to you and your business, we can focus on candidates who have flexible schedules.

The majority of hireworks employees work remotely. However, if you are looking to hire a larger team in Sofia and/or shared working space is important to you, we offer this option. 

hireworks employees will receive 20 days PTO plus national holidays. Bulgaria has a universal healthcare system provided by the State. We treat our team as we would want to be treated, and If extenuating circumstances arise such as the need for an extended leave, hireworks ensure all bases are covered – we will either find you a replacement, or debit your account for any downtime.

You can scale up as easily as you can scale down. Just give us 30 days notice and we’ll handle the rest. We do require an initial 5 month commitment.

In certain instances, we can provide a US based project manager to help scope and oversee your project. With that said, our model is intentionally embedded talent. The hope is that these employees operate as a natural extension of your team. There will always be hireworks team members available for on the ground support to ensure a smooth onboarding and ongoing positive experience for all. If any issues arise or for some reason termination is required, we will handle it. If you are looking to hire a larger team in Sofia, we can discuss the option of having shared working space and on-site management handled by hireworks.

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