
Chaos

Company overview
When you’re on the Chaos:
- You become part of the team of the world leader in computer graphics.
- You work on photorealistic 3D imaging technologies that are used by leading designers around the world.
- You share knowledge and get ideas from both a small team of experienced colleagues and the large community of developers at Chaos.
- You can change technologies, job focus or even your profession as long as you have an idea of where and how you can be useful.
- Talk freely with everyone – about work, about ideas, about hobbies and interests, because at Chaos we are many and we are different.
- You can brag that “that exact scene” from the movie or commercial was done with V-Ray or one of the other innovative technologies you work on at Chaos.
Business Card
Chaos is a global leader in photorealistic imaging technologies, with 11 offices in 8 countries – Sofia (Bulgaria), Karlsruhe (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (Korea), Los Angeles, New York, Boston (USA), Copenhagen (Denmark), Bitola and Skopje (North Macedonia). Our products are used daily by leading studios for architecture, design, advertising, film, games and special effects. With them we help artists and designers to visualize their every idea in the best possible way.
In our Sofia office we close the complete product cycle – from R&D through development and testing, to marketing, sales and support for our technologies.
Activity
Product company
Sector
IT
Central Office
Karlsruhe, Germany
Year of establishment:
1997
Employees worldwide
700+
Established in Bulgaria
1997
Employees in Bulgaria:
350+
Offices in Bulgaria
Sofia
IT Employees in Bulgaria
180+
Tech stack
Technologies / programming languages used in the company:
How we work
Annual leave
Additional days of paid leave, based on years of service with the company.
Work from home
The team is currently working in hybrid mode.
The majority of the teams work from home most of the time.
Flexible working hours
Ability to work remotely.
Extra day off once a month, if needed.
Employee testimonials
Nikolina Eftimova
Team Lead Cloud Core
I joined the Chaos Cloud team right from the start. Our mission is to provide the best planing service. We face many and varied engineering challenges on the road to achieving high scalability and reliability. It is this dynamic environment that drives us to constantly evolve, experiment and innovate with processes and technology. I particularly value the existing Code Review culture at Chaos - it's how I exchange constructive feedback with my awesome colleagues every day.
Yana Andreeva
3D Artist
I joined the 3D team at Chaos as an intern right after I finished my Masters. Even before that, Chaos was for me the best company for 3D artists in Bulgaria. I made sure it really was - there is no other place that offers such creative freedom. When I started at the company, I dreamed of traveling like my colleagues and presenting Chaos products around the world. 3 years later, I was already a Team Lead, and I started doing just that. Motivation and hard work are valued and rewarded here. I am happy to continue to be a part of the magic that Chaos creates.
Stefan Shklifov
Software Developer V-Ray for Maya
In early 2020, I completed the Algorithms for C course at Chaos Camp. Then I became an intern at Chaos and worked on a specific project, and now I'm a Software Developer on the team developing V-Ray for Maya. Even though I joined the team remotely, I felt welcome from the start. Many of the things I learned during the course I apply directly to my work, both during the internship and afterwards. An important part of the culture here is that you have to show self-initiative and never stop learning. My tasks are challenging, but the good thing is that there is always someone to turn to for support, to discuss ideas and for feedback.
Rostislav Georgiev
Software Developer (NeUI)
I started at Chaos as an intern in the spring of 2020. I was looking for a place where I could do what I've always wanted to do, JavaScript React. Since then, I've been learning a lot of new things every day - be it about JavaScript and individual libraries, what a developer's workflow is, the "magic" behind realistic 3D visualization, and a bunch of other things. I've met new people, from whom there's always more to learn, and so I get better at what I do. One of the first things I learned here, during my remote work, is that I can always count on help and guidance from the people at Chaos. Every day I encounter new cases to solve and tackling them gives me the motivation to keep developing. And being involved in building a product that is used by thousands of people around the world is great.
Awards
Engineering Emmy Award for V-Ray
2021
Forbes Business Awards: Company of the Year
2021
Forbes Business Award: IT Company of the Year
2021
Golden token of philanthropy from the workplace
2020
Special Award for the Development of Philanthropy
2020
Sci-Tech Award from the American Academy of Motion…
2017
Forbes Business Awards : Special Entrepreneur of the…
2016
What others say about us

Petar Mitev and Vladimir Koylazov - the Bulgarians awarded with the prestigious Emmy Award - 2021

Bloomberg TV Bulgaria - 2021 - 3D technologies and visualization are now part of every industry

The third in the series of videos part of the "State of CSR in Bulgaria" 2020 is available

BloombergTV Bulgaria - 2020 - Trends in the 3D industry are related to content digitization

Trending Topics - 2020 - Reskilling & Upskilling: Or How to Remain Relevant through the Crisis
by Telerik Academy [BG]

Darik Radio - The Career Hive of Tuk-Tam gathers young Bulgarians for an inspiring forum, with the participation of Albena Ivanova

bTV - 2019 - Peter Mitev: The "Total Chaos" conference will bring the whole 3D industry to Bulgaria

Nova TV - The Bulgarian Footprint at the Oscars
Nominated films with Bulgarian visual effects technology

Economy.bg - 2018 - How is the job interview at Chaos Group?
More about the process and how to prepare
Benefits
Health and insurance
Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
Entertainment and discounts
Parties and teambuilding
Participation in sports tournaments (with company team)
Games room
Employee discount program at various retail outlets
Professional Development
Certification courses
In-house training
Tickets for conferences and seminars
Other
Mobile phone / mobile phone plan
Gym for individual activities
Personal Assistant Program
Extra insights
The company's key products and services are:
Chaos' products and services are used by leading architecture, interior and product design studios, companies creating commercials, films, special effects and games, as well as by numerous 3D artists and designers worldwide.
Leading products in the company's portfolio are the V-Ray and Corona renderers, the Phoenix FD fluid simulator, and the Chaos Cloud rendering service. Our Sofia office develops and maintains internal and external business systems and provides full support for our users. A large part of our marketing and sales teams are also positioned here.
Our photorealistic imaging and ray-tracing rendering technologies are used by 95 of the Top 100 leading architecture, interior and product design studios worldwide, 21 of the Top 25 best-selling car brands. World-famous blockbusters and TV shows such as Game of Thrones, Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Dark Fate are realized with Chaos technologies.
What we believe:
- At Chaos, we work for our users - they're at the center of everything we do, and our mission is to help them visualize their wildest ideas in the best way possible.
- Quality and professionalism lead the way - we're dedicated to high quality in every aspect of what we do.
- Innovation drives us forward - at Chaos anyone can share an idea and contribute to making it a reality.
- We deliver on our promises - by valuing honesty and speaking out, we are able to solve the challenges we face and deliver on our commitments.
- We share the difficulties as well as the successes - at Chaos, there's always someone to turn to for help, and someone to have fun with.
- We have a responsibility - as well as working with heart and soul, we have a responsibility to our users, our colleagues and the community.
Further information:
Users have always been at the center of what we do at Chaos. We are in constant contact with them in many different ways and support the development of the community of IT professionals, 3D artists and designers, both in Bulgaria and around the world.
We organize various global initiatives to support 3D artists and designers. These include:
- Total Chaos - in 2018 in Sofia we launched the global forum for programmers and artists in the field of computer graphics and put Bulgaria as a hot spot on the global map of the 3D industry. The 2019 forum was attended by almost 1000 artists and programmers from 50 countries.
- 24 Hours of Chaos - this is the first 24-hour online marathon to meet leading artists in the 3D industry, organized by our team in partnership with various global communities in 2020.
- Education partnership - with special partnership programs with prestigious educational institutions worldwide, we support the development of future 3D artists.
- Partners in Art - with this program we support individual independent art projects.
- Student Rendering Challenge - this is an annual competition for students that over the years has established itself as a successful career path for talented young 3D artists.
We actively support the Bulgarian IT community through partnerships with universities and schools, events and various user groups. Our programs in Bulgaria include:
- Total Chaos Meetups - a series of mini-events held in Sofia or streamed online. In these events we bring together members of the Bulgarian IT community with colleagues and other experts to share their experiences on topics such as functional programming, C , JavaScript and Golang.
- Chaos Camp - an annual series of free C and Golang algorithm courses aimed at students or young professionals who want to upgrade their knowledge in these areas. The opportunity to apply is announced in the fall of the respective year.
- Chaos Internship - an annual internship program. Open internship positions are advertised at the beginning of the calendar year, and selected interns have the opportunity to begin their internship on flexible terms and at a convenient time in the spring or summer of that year. 90% of recent interns have gone on to permanent positions with the company.
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Contacts
Location
Sofiya, bul. “TSarigradsko shose” 147, et. 4