How much do software engineers at the so-called Big Five companies - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft - make? DEV.BG checked with Business Insider, which summarizes salaries in the sector on an annual basis using its Salary comparison tool*.

In the new European Commission, Bulgaria is expected to get the "Start-ups, Research and Innovation" portfolio. This proposal of the president of the institution, Ursula von der Leyen, was met with criticism in Bulgaria - from claims that the portfolio is weak to those that our country has more to prove on the technological map of the world.

"As we look back on the last five years or so, we continue to believe that the benefits of being in the office together are significant. "With those words, CEO Andy Jassy told his 1.5 million colleagues at Amazon that by 2025 they should once again work in the office five days a week.

According to the AIPRM platform, the artificial intelligence (AI) market in education is estimated to be worth $2.5 billion by 2022, and that figure is forecast to reach $6 billion by 2025. In addition, the World Economic Forum notes that, "if implemented well," AI could make learning more personalized.

According to statistics in the analytical platform What's the BIG DATA, 63% of technology startups fail, and only 10% of them manage to become sustainable businesses.

Have you been looking for a new job in an IT company since the beginning of the year? Were there enough advertisements to choose from? The answer is likely to be yes if you are a professional who currently falls into the mid and senior categories of the IT job market.

"The new generation iPhone is built for Apple Intelligence from the ground up" - with these words Tim Cook introduced Apple's new smartphone

Another working day begins. Last night Anna had a hard time sleeping, and today she wakes up from her fourth alarm and again it takes a whole hour to get out of bed and head to the office.

One of the things that invariably has a reserved place in job postings beyond salary and requirements is benefits for IT employees.

The ranking is based on data from DEV.BG's job board as of the beginning of March 2024, which includes over 1,400 companies offering IT positions in Bulgaria.

We analyze which are the new companies for the Bulgarian IT market, present in the Job Board of DEV.BG.

Last year we witnessed not only multi-million investments in domestic IT companies, but also a number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the sector.

Technology companies founded in Bulgaria or with Bulgarian roots attracted more than $235 million in 2023.

All these selected moments are, of course, a very small part of what will happen in the IT industry in 2023.

Some of the key global trends in the healthtech sector are also driven by Bulgarian players who share their role in them.

In 5 eloquent charts we analyse data from our Job Board as of 31.10.2023, where over 1300 companies have their career profile.

Regardless of the direction in which a future Data science professional is heading, there is a mandatory set of skills to acquire and develop in order to succeed.

For the first time, we publish aggregated data on salary levels in the industry, which are calculated based on the salaried positions advertised on DEV.BG.

Psychological support programs for IT employers often include specialized counseling to "fend off" unhealthy mental states.

An offsite office offers a great opportunity for people to break away from the routine and combine work duties with a little extra relaxation.