MERA, a global software services provider based in Zurich, has announced opening a software development division in Vilnius, Lithuania. Over the course of several years, the company plans to employ over 200 software engineering professionals.

The opening of this centre is in line with the expansion strategy of the company, which has a strong focus on Europe, where 45% of its revenues originate.

“The strategic location of the new office will give us an advantage to better communicate with our customers from Scandinavian countries, Germany, and France and an opportunity to establish new business contacts in the region,” says Alex Bogachek, MERA’s CEO.

MERA intends to build a core team as soon as possible and is on the lookout for engineers proficient in JavaScript, GO, C/C++, Objective C, Swift, Java, Python and other programming languages. As the company has clients in multiple technology sectors, new employees will have a chance to take a deep dive into such promising industries as AI, Robotics, IIoT and Fintech, among many others.

MERA comes to Lithuania to build a company that has everything to ensure that its employees can realize their ambition and potential: continuous experience growth, interesting projects, ability to travel and learning from world’s famous technology companies.

“Our customers come from different industries and parts of the world. However, what unites them is that they see MERA as a company of professionals who keep pace with modern technologies and go beyond their call of duty to get things done. MERA is well-known for its high quality of service. But it is not possible to maintain the quality at high level without experts on-board. We welcome to our new company professionals who are ready to share their knowledge and open for new experience,” comments Igor Piruyan, MERA’s COO.

In other countries, where MERA operates its R&D centres, MERA is well known for collaboration with leading universities and students in many forms: from holding seminars and hackathons, mentoring students writing their graduate theses to research projects implemented in cooperation with universities, technological leaders and industrial associations. The company plans to transfer this established practice to Lithuania as well.

“Thus, students will be able to gain real-world software development experience to complement their classroom-based studies,” comments Alex Bogachek.