DogeSMS in Sofia
Why we're building presence in Sofia
Bulgaria runs one of the EU's lowest corporate tax rates at 10% flat, combined with EU legal residency, GDPR compliance, and a mobile market where A1 Bulgaria, Yettel (formerly Telenor Bulgaria), and Vivacom operate under CRC (Communications Regulation Commission) oversight with mandatory number portability and sender ID registration for A2P SMS. Sofia's tech sector has grown substantially since EU accession — Telerik (acquired by Progress Software) established the city's reputation for serious engineering, and the subsequent decade produced a first generation of locally-funded product companies. Developer cost structures remain 40-50% below Western European averages with comparable skill depth in backend and systems programming. For OTP infrastructure specifically, Bulgaria's financial sector — UniCredit Bulbank, DSK Bank, Postbank — generates meaningful A2P SMS volume that serves as a natural benchmark for delivery quality across Bulgarian mobile networks.
Distributed teammate hub
Timezone: UTC+2. Working language: English (and likely local). Decisions live in writing; we coordinate across timezones via async docs.
Coworking spaces we recommend nearby:
- Betahaus Sofia
- Campus X Sofia
Future openings in this hub will likely include: Engineering.
What life looks like here for our team
Reliable internet, growing local tech meetups, and proximity to Bulgaria's regional tech ecosystem.
DogeSMS doesn't have a physical office in Sofia.We're a distributed team — this page describes the city, not a workplace.
Interested?
Email careers@dogesms.com or see all open roles.