SRE and Security Roles: Where a Bad Hire Costs the Most
How Truly approaches critical technical positions.
Your team in Bulgaria, without the paperworkYour team
in Bulgaria,
without the
paperwork
Developers who work full-time for you. We employ and pay themDevelopers who work full-time on your product. We employ them in Bulgaria, pay them and handle compliance. You get one monthly invoice
Monthly cost per team
Seniority
4 people
- Western Europe
- €35,200/mo
- Bulgaria with Truly
- €20,800/mo
- You save41% less
- €14,400/mo
Monthly cost per team
Seniority
4 people
- Western Europe
- €35,200/mo
- Bulgaria with Truly
- €20,800/mo
- You save41% less
- €14,400/mo
Days
To first candidates
30–50%
Lower team cost
1
Contract, one invoice
UTC+2
UK & EU overlap
Hire developers, or let us run the team
Same engineer-verified candidates. You choose who employs them
Recruitment
We find them, you hire them
Dedicated team
They work for you, we employ them
- Who employs them
- You
- Truly
- Payroll and compliance
- You
- Included
- Best for
- Your in-house team
- No Bulgarian entity needed
One process, two ways to hire
Every candidate is interviewed by our engineers. Then you choose how to hire them
- 01Brief
Tell us the role, stack and budget
- 02Shortlist
Candidates interviewed by our engineers
- 03Hire
Choose how they join your team
As your employee
We recruit, you hire them directly
or
As a contractor
We employ and pay them. You get one invoice
Tell us who you need
A few quick questions, then we come back within days with a proposal and the first candidates
- Vetted local candidates
- Transparent monthly pricing
- Payroll and compliance included
Pick a role to start
Your EU base starts in Bulgaria
Our home market. Strong engineers, EU rules and lower costs
- EUMember state
EU law, IP protection and the single market
- EnglishWorking language
Engineers used to international teams
- UTC+2Time zone
Overlaps with UK and Western Europe
- 30–50%Lower cost
Compared with hiring in Western Europe
AI & machine learning
From AI research to the stack that ships it
LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning and ML infrastructure
AI & machine learning
From AI research to the stack that ships it
LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning and ML infrastructure
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