
Astea

Company overview
Why work at Astea?
- To create quality software.
A significant number of our clients work with us long-term because of the good results we achieve together.
- To develop your skills on a daily basis.
Most of us are proficient with 3 or more development technologies.
- To come to work in the morning with a desire.
Every employee has the opportunity to express their ideas freely.
- To create new friendships.
People at Astea are not only colleagues, they are also friends who have fun together outside the office.
- So you have time for the things that are important to you.
Whether it’s family, hobbies, studying, teaching or anything else.
Business card
Astea is a leading expert in software consulting and custom technology solutions development. Over the past 18 years, the company has established itself as a trusted partner for clients around the world and is active in a variety of sectors ranging from financial services and e-commerce to healthcare and education. And its successes have come thanks to its energetic astees – specialists from all areas of software engineering, united around the common goal of finding the right solutions among a diversity of technologies.
Activities
Outsourcing company, IT consulting
Sector
Education, Healthcare, Insurance, Risk Management & Reinsurance; Automotive; Electronic Management; Finance, Book Publishing, Music Industry, Entertainment Industry
Central Office
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year of establishment:
2006
Employees worldwide
200+
Established in Bulgaria
2006
Employees in Bulgaria:
200+
Offices in Bulgaria
Sofia
IT Employees in Bulgaria
200+
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
DB
How we work
Annual leave
Standard annual paid leave of 20 days.
Option for up to 5 additional days of paid leave under Astea's fringe benefits program.
Opportunity for up to 10 additional days of paid leave to prepare for a state exam or thesis.
Opportunity for additional days of paid compassionate leave to attend seminars, conferences, trainings, or hackathons.
Work from home
Each employee has the option to choose the mode of work that is most convenient for them - remote, from the office or a combination of both.
Flexible Working Hours
At Astea, we know that productivity is not measured in hours, but in results. Every Astea employee has the freedom and responsibility to organize their work time around their personal workload and team needs. We expect our colleagues to be available - physically or virtually - 6 hours a day. We believe that in this way, astees can not only perform their duties successfully, but also engage in a variety of company initiatives, take care of their academic and professional development, personal projects, health and family.
Team
Employee testimonials
Alexander Shumakov
Software Engineer
Astea gives me the freedom to pursue who I want to be.
Georgi Stefanov
DevOps Engineer
The company provides a great opportunity for flexible working hours, both in terms of hours and location - from home or from the office. The atmosphere predisposes one to develop both work interests and personal ones, as for every topic there is someone to share experience and advice.
Gabriela Mladenova
DevOps Engineer
I chose Astea as a company before I even knew what position I wanted to take. My colleagues are great, cool and outstanding professionals. I enjoy working in a relaxed environment where we help and support each other.
Veleslav Hristev
Software Analyst
In my eyes, Astea is both a working environment where processes happen at an extremely high professional level and a place where people express themselves as individuals. Here, rational thought and a human attitude go hand in hand and quite realistically work like a well-oiled machine. I am happy with my surroundings and this motivates me to want to succeed together with my colleagues.
Tanya Dineva
Senior QA
Astea is a company that places a lot of trust in its employees in terms of freedom of choice - of working hours and location, of employment hours, of project or technology choice. On the one hand it motivates us to do our best, on the other it brings teams together, and sets a great example for grown-up relationships in a professional environment!
Kaloyan Manolov
Software Engineer
I choose to work at Astea because here I have the freedom to do what I find interesting without being constrained by a particular technology or even position. I like that I can trust my colleagues, and that we all share the vision for the success of a project. I often find like-minded people here for my non-work interests, and the 30-hour work week ensures that I have time for them as well.
Ralitsa Sofronieva
UX/UI Designer
I have been working at Astea for 5 years now as a software analyst and designer. Here the design role is expanded - I have the opportunity to create not only in the visual part of the application, but also to actively work with clients on the overall product development.
I communicate with the clients and users of the project and gather and analyze the information I need. In this way, I am able to design not only for a beautiful and convenient product, but also for a product that solves real problems for real people. This brings me real job satisfaction.
Employee publications
Awards
What others say about us

The fifth edition of Astea Conference brings together 11 inspiring speakers from the IT sector
Benefits
Health and insurance
Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
Entertainment and discounts
Parties and teambuilding
Free breakfast/lunch
Monthly sports card
Participation in sports tournaments (with company team)
Games room
Professional Development
Certification courses
In-house training
Tickets for conferences and seminars
Coaching/mentoring program
Individual career development plan
Other
Company options/shares program
Extra insights
The company's key products and services are:
At Astea we offer our clients the entire spectrum of services related to the creation of a software product: from the analysis of business goals, through UX&UI concept to software development, implementation and maintenance. Astea's clients are large companies like HBG, Nationwide, Barnes & Noble, Advance Auto Parts, Inc. but also startups like Plotagraph, CapThat and Stageit. Our own products include TeamHub, Socialbook and LiveMargin Reader.
What we believe in:
We believe in being beaten, and beaten a lot. We believe that freedom is the greatest driving force. We believe it only makes sense when people have fun while they work. We believe that in order to keep customers coming back, you have to like your job a lot. That's why we build and foster a company culture that values:
- Being Organized - Self-sufficiency in organizing and performing your duties.
- Motivation - The desire to develop as a professional, to learn new things in your field and to choose the tasks you work on.
- Initiative - We encourage every Astean to share their ideas related to work and daily life at Astea.
- Engagement - We encourage all Asteians to give feedback on anything related to workflow and team, as well as other company activities.
- Respect - Mutual respect between colleagues is a key element that complements decision-making and feedback processes at Astea.
Additional Information:
We value the freedom to communicate with everyone. We apply the horizontal organizational structure both at team and company level. We rely on direct communication with customers, partners and users, the right to propose, to contribute without inhibitions to the project and product. We require you to set goals, build and achieve. In return, we offer freedom: a 30-hour work week with flexible hours, freedom to choose what problem to work on, with whom and how.
Astea maintains very close ties with Sofia University. Many of us have received our education there, and with the experience we have gained, we now boldly stand on the other side as an indispensable part of the teaching staff in the programming and informatics courses at Sofia University's Faculty of Computer Science.
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