Data Engineer

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 Gear 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 the Role

We are seeking a Data Engineer who will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, as well as supporting and refactoring existing solutions. The primary ownership area will be the Bronze and Silver layers of our data platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop batch and streaming data pipelines
• Build and maintain data ingestion from internal and external sources
• Develop and evolve data lake / data warehouse models
• Optimize performance of Spark-based data processing jobs
• Develop and maintain dbt models and data contracts
• Implement and support monitoring, observability, and data quality checks
• Work with Kafka-based streaming pipelines
• Collaborate with analytics, marketing, platform, and backend teams

Requirements

• Strong SQL and Python skills
• Solid production experience building ETL / ELT pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Spark / PySpark, especially in streaming scenarios
• Understanding of distributed data processing and storage systems
• Experience working with data lake / data warehouse architectures
• Practical experience with Delta tables, Parquet, and S3
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow or similar
• Experience working with Kafka and streaming pipelines
• Experience maintaining and improving production-grade data pipelines
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and data quality practices

Benefits

• Healthcare: Medical care program including dental service or medical care compensation available wherever you work. Basic package also available for family members at official locations in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
• Work-life balance: Fair amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. Option to work from one of our comfortable offices or from home.
• Sports: Various sports activities including yoga, football, and volleyball available at official locations.
• Relocation support: Relocation package available if you join us at one of our official locations.
• Skills improvement: Online English language courses available. Greek and Armenian language lessons for those working in Cyprus or Armenia. Company encourages participation in game jams, hackathons, and relevant conferences and meetups as expert speakers.
• Community & ESG: Support for employees' social initiatives. Nexters contributes to gaming's positive impact on the world, maintains a sustainability strategy, and participates in charity projects worldwide.

Work Format

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