Engineering Manager
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Description
About Nexters
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 also includes Cubic Games, Royal Ark and 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
At Nexters, we create games that capture the hearts of millions of users worldwide. We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to work in our RnD Team.
You will be working with an autonomous R&D unit of around 50 specialists, fully responsible for the end-to-end game development lifecycle, from technical vision and architecture to production processes and delivery. You will have direct management responsibility for up to 10 engineers, while influencing and coordinating technical decisions across the wider team.
The team is currently leading a 3D mobile game project in the 4X strategy genre, actively moving toward release. To successfully reach this milestone and scale further, we are strengthening the team with a senior technical leader who can combine hands-on expertise, architectural thinking, and people leadership.
About our stack
Gitlab CI, Argo CD, C#, Unity, PostgreSQL, Kafka, AWS.
What you’ll be doing
- Define and own the technical vision and architecture of the R&D projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
- Lead and mentor engineers, acting as a technical authority and people manager for a core group of developers
- Drive engineering best practices, including code quality, CI/CD, deployment, and observability
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and game teams to translate game vision into robust technical solutions
- Oversee and evolve the backend and infrastructure stack, including AWS-based services and live-ops readiness
- Ensure smooth delivery pipelines using GitLab CI and Argo CD
- Make key technical decisions and manage trade-offs under real product constraints
- Support the team on complex implementation challenges when needed, remaining close to the codebase
We hope that you have
- Proven experience as a Engineering Manager, CTO, or Development Lead in game development
- Strong hands-on background with C# and Unity, including experience with 3D projects
- Solid understanding of backend systems and Microservices Architecture
- Practical experience with PostgreSQL (or other SQL database), Kafka, and distributed systems
- Experience working with AWS (or other public cloud) in production environments
- Leadership experience managing engineers directly and influencing larger teams
- Ability to work in an autonomous environment, take ownership, and make strategic technical decisions
- Strong communication skills and a pragmatic, product-oriented mindset
What we offer
- HealthcareMedical 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 balanceWe 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.
- SportsYou can choose various sports activities like yoga, football, and volleyball in our official locations.
- Relocation supportA relocation package is available for you if you decide to join us in one of our official locations.
- Skills improvementLet'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.
- Community & ESGWe 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 Cyprus, Armenia and Kazakhstan or remotely.