Technical Lead

Nexters is an international game development company that strives to introduce the joy of core gaming experiences to casual players. In 2021 we went public and listed on the NASDAQ (GDEV). Nexters is part of the GDEV holding, which includes not only Nexters, but also Cubic Games, Royal Ark, Game Gears studios. Our people work worldwide from offices in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan or remotely. We want brilliant professionals who love building great games in a team with one of the best cultures.

About your role

We want to strengthen the team of our flagship project, Hero Wars: Alliance, with an experiencedTechnical Lead.

What you’ll be doing

Product Development and Delivery

• Plan the team's work and allocate tasks among team members.
• Estimate delivery timelines and monitor adherence to deadlines.
• Integrate process and development pipeline changes into the team.
• Ensure transparency in team operations. On one side, the team should clearly understand what is expected of them, including deadlines and quality, by the stakeholders. On the other side, stakeholders should always have clarity on which stage of the lifecycle a feature/stream is at.
• Ensure tools that support the development process—documentation, task trackers, and necessary regular meetings—are up-to-date.

People Management

• Provide regular feedback to team members regarding technical competencies.
• Conduct performance reviews.
• Initiate team composition changes (hiring/rotation).
• Initiate rewards for team members for their work achievements.

Technologies

• Ensure compliance with project-wide quality requirements, approaches, and policies.
• Ensure adherence to engineering practices and processes established on the project (e.g., design, code review, testing, incident analysis).

We hope that you have

• 5+ years of experience as a Unity or Backend (C#, PHP) developer;
• 1+ years of experience in managing a development team, with experience as a tech lead/team lead;
• Understanding of software architecture and strong skills in its design;
• Ability to organize and implement processes that ensure development transparency and adherence to deadlines;
• Ability to communicate values and motivate the team to achieve goals;
• Ability to set goals, monitor their achievement, and provide high-quality feedback on work results;
• Ability to establish effective interaction within the team, negotiate, and resolve conflicts.

What we offer

• Healthcare
  Medical care program (including dental service) or medical care compensation are available for you wherever you wish to work. The basic medical care program is also available for your family members if you choose to work from our official locations – Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
• Work, life, and balance
  We offer a fair amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. You can work at one of our comfortable offices in official locations or from home.
• Sports
  You can choose various sports activities like yoga, football, and volleyball in our official locations.
• Relocation support
  A relocation package is available for you if you decide to join us in one of our official locations.
• Skills improvement
  Let's learn languages: you can visit online English language courses. Greek and Armenian language lessons are available for everyone who works in Cyprus or Armenia. Our company encourages people of Nexters to take part in game jams, hackathons, and relevant conferences and meetups as expert speakers.
• Events
  Our events are legendary – ask anyone who already works at Nexters. There are strategic sessions, workshops, parties, contests, and other activities every year.
• Community & ESG
  We are proud of our local communities and support employees’ social initiatives. Dream big, act big: Nexters contribute to gaming’s positive impact on the world, hold a sustainability strategy, and take part in charity projects all over the world.

Work format 

In one of the company's offices in Armenia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan or remotely.