Balance Game Designer

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 includes not only Nexters, but also Cubic Games, Royal Ark, Game Gears and Light Hour Games 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're looking for a Balance Game Designer to join the team behind Hero Wars: Alliance —someone who is passionate about balancing heroes, abilities, synergies, and the meta in a hit mid-core battler. Hero Wars: Alliance features a large roster of heroes (80+), and every new character or ability change can impact existing team compositions, counter-picks, PvP, and the overall combat experience. This role is about much more than tweaking numbers—you'll need to understand how each balancing decision affects the game as a whole.

What you'll focus on:

• Balancing the stats and abilities of new heroes.
• Evaluating how new characters interact with the existing hero roster.
• Working on synergies, counter-picks, and the evolving meta.
• Analyzing player behavior and post-release performance.
• Taking part in the full feature lifecycle—from concept and GDD to release, analytics, and future iterations.

In this role, it's also important to understand combat design: how an ability feels in combat, how readable it is, how players use it, and whether it affects the pace or overall feel of battles.

We hope that you have:

• 5+ year of experience in Game Design
• Strong knowledge of successful mid-core games (Battler), including LiveOps practices.
• Experience working on LiveOps for existing projects using a data-driven approach.

Interested? Send me a message, and I'll be happy to share more details.

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.
• 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, Kazakhstan, Cyprus or remotely