Mobile game publisher scaling live-ops and analytics infrastructure
Nexters develops free-to-play mobile games with 220M+ installs globally, now operating under GDEV Holding (NASDAQ: $GDEV). The tech stack — TypeScript, .NET, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse — reflects a company transitioning from game development toward data-driven live-ops: their active project list centers on forecasting systems, LTV/ROI modeling, and analytics dashboards rather than new game features. Pain-point clustering (analytics quality, forecasting accuracy, acquisition efficiency, marketing spend optimization) signals a shift from player acquisition to retention and monetization engineering.
Nexters is an international game developer and publisher headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus, with 500+ employees across the group. The company operates multiple live-service titles, including Hero Wars and Island Hoppers, across mobile and desktop platforms. In June 2023, Nexters consolidated into GDEV Inc, a publicly traded holding company on NASDAQ ($GDEV), alongside subsidiaries Cubic Games, Royal Ark, and Game Gears. The organization spans game development, publishing, marketing, design, and analytics functions, with current hiring concentrated in Cyprus across engineering, marketing, and product roles.
TypeScript, PHP, .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core for development; PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, Kafka, RabbitMQ for backend; AWS and Azure for infrastructure; ClickHouse and Tableau for analytics; AppLovin, Google, Meta for ad platforms.
Nexters' games have surpassed 220 million installs worldwide, with Hero Wars and Island Hoppers among the portfolio's main titles.
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