Ocado Technology Sofia
We are a talented team across Robotics, Engineering, Product, AI, ML, Data Science, UX and R&D and we develop Ocado’s pioneering technology from the heart of Sofia.
We create products that are core to the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) - our unique end-to-end online grocery delivery platform - to deliver smart technology which makes a real-world impact. With our retail partners spanning the globe, there’s a lot of growth in the Sofia development centre, and a huge number of opportunities.
Who works here
In Sofia, we are a community of over 200 brilliant technologists:
- Software Developers
- Data Scientists
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Product Managers
- UX designers
- Mechanical Design Engineers
- Operational Services Support Specialists
…and more
Our Sofia Development centre
Ocado Technology established its Sofia development centre in 2016 and since then the capital city of Bulgaria remains home to one of our key hubs for innovation in Software Engineering, Robotics, AI, ML and Data Science. We have a strong leadership team in Sofia, which drives the future of our products forward. The tech professionals within the centre work on solving challenging tech problems, contributing to delivering the pioneering Ocado Smart Platform.
The Sofia office is a true innovation hub, renovated in 2022 to reflect the needs of our tech professionals to collaborate and maintain the true spirit of the community we are. Laboratories, meeting rooms, collaborative working spaces, a games room, state-of-the-art coffee machine and so much more are here to make Ocado Technology a great workplace in Sofia.
In our Sofia development centre, we are solving some of the toughest technological challenges of our age.
Our Sofia Location
What's it like to work at Ocado Technology
We learn and grow
- Clear career path: for Engineers, UX’ers, Product Management roles, Researchers, and Data Scientists.
- Internal mobility: encouragement of projects & teams rotation; new career opportunities.
- Development platforms: O’Reilly Online Learning platform, Ocado Tech Academy, English classes, self-learning library, and personal training budget.
- Knowledge sharing community: we encourage and prepare team members to share knowledge at conferences, meet-ups, and our internal tech talk series “Learning Fridays”.
We enjoy a great environment
We care about our well-being
- Employee programmes: life insurance, luxurious health insurance, multisport card
- Assistance programme: includes counseling for emotional and psychological support, practical guidance, and support on legal, financial, family, and work matters.
- Parental support: +extra maternity and paternity days; аdditional funding to support the moms and dads of newborn babies. Free access to Ucha.se for our team members’ school children.
- Mental health support: access to Unmind to manage and improve mental wellbeing & yoga and stretching online.
- Company share programs: Ocado Free Shares or Ocado Shares Purchase Plan.
- Monthly benefits program.
We have fun
In Sofia, our state-of-the-art laboratories is where we innovate with ease. We build bots across different fleet generations, dextrous robotic arms for robotic pick R&D activities, smart tools and software for bot diagnosis, preventative maintenance servers for automated testing of the communication solutions within our automated warehouses, and advanced computer vision systems.
Meet our people
“Innovation and experimentation are in our DNA. We develop and use Simulations that enable us to create Digital Twins of the incredibly complex systems that are in our warehouses. We are Software Engineers and Analysts, but we are also Researchers, solving unique problems.”
Kostadin, Simulation Team Lead
“We productionize the latest in Machine Learning and Data Science to provide the smartest software for our robotic warehouses.”
Hristo, Data Science Team Lead
Find your next opportunity
Whether you’re looking for your next career step or you’re just starting out, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. Search our opportunities and see where a career with Ocado Group could take you.