SoftServe is a Ukrainian IT company working in the field of software development and consulting services ..
| Softserve | |
|---|---|
| Type of | Private |
| Base | 1993 |
| Location |  Ukraine : Lviv |
| Industry | IT |
| Products | software |
| Number of employees | 6000+ ( 2018 ) |
| Site | www.softserveinc.com |
The company's headquarters are located in Austin ( Texas , USA ) and Lviv , Ukraine, with more than 7,000 employees working in its European and American offices. [1] SoftServe is one of the largest software companies in Central and Eastern Europe [2] and the largest outsourcing company in Ukraine [3] [4] .
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History
SoftServe was founded in 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine. The company was founded by two graduate students of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" Taras Kytsmey and Yaroslav Lyubinets [5] , and they also determined the priority direction of the company - software development. The central office of the company was founded in Lviv [2] . The first to support the company on the path to development was the Rensselir Polytechnic Institute, and the first known customer was General Electric [6] . In 2000, the company opened its first office in the United States [7] . SoftServe played an important role in creating Microsoft Bird's Eye in 2004. The same concept was later used by Google in the development of Google Street View . For his contribution to the development of the project, SoftServe was invited to speak at the annual Microsoft conference, where the company set an example of building business applications by technology corporations [7] .
In 2008, SoftServe also co-founded the Lviv Business School at the Ukrainian Catholic University [8] .
As of 2017, SoftServe was one of the largest outsourcing IT companies in Ukraine, with a staff of 4,500 employees, second only to EPAM Systems . In 2018, the number of company employees increased to 5,000.
In 2008, the company opened its US headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida. In 2014, SoftServe relocated its US headquarters from Florida to Austin, Texas. In the same year, SoftServe opened offices in London , Amsterdam , Sofia , Wroclaw and Stockholm . Also, in 2014, the company acquired the Amsterdam technical services firm Initium Consulting Group BV. [9] This company was founded in 2012 and served mainly the healthcare and private investment industries. SoftServe also acquired UGE UkrGermanEnterprise GmbH, a European IT company, and opened a new head office in Lviv. In 2017, SoftServe acquired the Polish company-developer Coders Center, which specializes in corporate content management systems and e-commerce platforms.
Company Activities
SoftServe has significant experience in software development in the areas of Cloud, Security, UX Design, Big Analytics, Internet of Things. The main areas for which the company develops software solutions are healthcare, retail, financial services and software.
Awards
- "The Best Employer of Central and Eastern Europe" according to the international version of AON Hewitt in 2011, 2013-2014. [9]
- The best employer of Ukraine in 2012, 2013 and 2015 according to DOU [10]
- The best employer of Ukraine in the contest "HR-Brand Ukraine 2012 Award" [11]
- In 2017, the company was included in the list of most desirable employers for candidates with work experience based on the results of the EY annual survey “Best Employer”
- In 2010, 2011, 2013-2017, SoftServe entered the Global Outsourcing 100 list [12]
Notes
- ↑ Programmers go to the stock exchange . Forbes.ua. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Ukrainian Trade Schools Struggle to Adapt . BloombergView The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ SoftServe: Planrama and hire 1000 souls until 2018 in Bulgaria - Economy.bg unopened . www.economy.bg. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Director of SoftServe: “Demand for IT professionals remains high” . Forbes.ua. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Offshore tech company moves headquarters from Florida to Austin . www.statesman.com. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Tapping into Ukraine's virtual workforce . www.kyivpost.com. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 SoftServe. How does the largest Ukrainian outsourcer work . Forbes.ua. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Bender, Yuri . Lviv aims for ethics and expertise , Financial Times (January 31, 2010). Date of treatment January 25, 2016.
- ↑ HR-News | www.hrc.com.ua. Date of treatment January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Rating of employers at DOW . DOW. The appeal date is January 25, 2016.
- ↑ The winners of the “HR Brand Ukraine 2012 Awards” , HeadHunter Group of Companies (29.10.2012) were determined .
- ↑ SoftServe`s Industry Awards and Performance Recognitions (not available link) . www.softserveinc.com. Date of treatment January 25, 2016. Archived January 21, 2016.