IT Companies in my town (Nis, Serbia, Eastern Europe)
Serbia, Europe
Nis, Serbia
The town of Nis (Niš, pronounced Niche) with its population of over 300,000 people is the University center of the South Serbia. South Serbia is the region with the lowest average salaries, broken industry (including EI Nis electronics which was the symbol of my town 20 years ago), it is often forgotten by government centered around Belgrade, etc. etc (there are numerous places in Serbian language containing more detailed ramblings (complaints mostly) on the current state in the region).
Being an optimist I tend to think that this hard economical situation has positively influenced the development of IT sector. There are numerous IT companies in Nis which are outsourcing partners of US and European companies (for example Accordia, Seavus, Youngculture). There are also companies that have their own products such as MotionDSP’s video enhancment products or Atomia’s server and hosting automation platform (they were also one of the Gold Sponsors of 2011 HostingCon). Please note that the above mentioned companies do not necessarily originate nor are completely located in Nis but have significant development resources located there. Also there are many freelancers including Genius-Tech, Disample, or individuals like me 
who work from home. I’ve noticed that on elance.com freelancers from Nis are the majority of Serbian freelancers. For a more thorough list of IT companies in Nis take a look at the table below. The given list is unofficial and probably incomplete but helps in getting the overall picture. I’ll update the list with new info from time to time.
| Id | Link | ~No of Emp | Technologies, Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | http://www.horisen.com | 17 | PHP, Java, Mobile Services |
| 2 | http://enjoying.rs | 20 | Java EE, Spring, Hibernate, Hybris |
| 3 | http://www.smdesign.rs | 5 | PHP, Design, custom CMS |
| 4 | http://www.seavus.com | 58 | .Net, Java, C++ |
| 5 | http://www.ilumnis.com | 10 | MSSQL, C#.Net, iOS |
| 6 | http://www.irvas.rs | 10 | Java EE, C#, Elearning |
| 7 | http://www.morenaict.com | 5 | C#, .Net |
| 8 | http://www.troxo.com | 10 | PHP, C#, .Net |
| 9 | http://www.logik.rs | 10 | ERP, Information systems, .Net |
| 10 | http://www.lmb.de/ | 5* | .Net, Hardwar |
| 11 | Cim group** | 10** | .Net |
| 12 | Atomia | 20 | Automation software for hosting companies |
| 13 | ING software | 7 | .Net, ASP, web development |
| 14 | http://www.genius-tech.com | 3+ | .Net, Web development, PHP, Zend |
| 15 | www.digit.rs | 15 | Java, Oracle |
| 16 | Eurogenyx | 3 | Electronics, .Net |
| 17 | Simplicity | 5 | Web development, PHP |
| 18 | Alfatec | 15 | R&D, Python, .Net, Electronics |
| 19 | PSC Mobile Solutions | 3 | .Net |
| 20 | Ates Nearsourcing | 12 | Web design & developement (PHP – Symfony framework + .NET), Mobile (iPhone, Android) |
| 21 | Niri | ~7 | R & D center, Intelligent information management |
| 22 | http://www.autview.com | 10 | Java EE, Spring, Hibernate |
| 23 | Accordia Group LLC | 50 | .Net, Java, Delphi, Data mining, SVG, Flex |
| 24 | http://www.powersoft.co.rs | n.a. | Information systems |
| 25 | http://www.mihajlovicsoft.rs | n.a. | Information systems |
| 26 | http://www.motiondsp.com | 15 | C++, .Net, Video enhancement tools |
| 27 | Disample DCC | n.a. | Web design |
| 28 | Adriatiko (Inter Casa Ambienta doo) | 5 | PHP, Web design and development |
| 29 | http://www.fazi.rs | ~7* | C, C++, Electronics (Casino games, Led displays) |
| 30 | Younify | 10 | Magento, PHP |
| 31 | MobileWasp | ~3 | Android, iPhone |
| 32 | http://www.codespeed.rs | 3 | Php, Zend, Web development |
| 33 | http://www.webelinx.com | 20 | iPhone, Web design |
| 34 | Smart net | 13 | .Net, mobile, js (more info at http://www.smartnet.rs/technologies) |
| 35 | Dualsoft | n.a. | Information systems for betting support |
| 36 | Energosoft | 5 | Oracle, Java ADF, SAP |
| 37 | Diyomi | n.a. | .NET, PHP, J2ME, Flash/Flex |
| 38 | Kraftwerk GmbH | 12 | Android, iPhone |
| 39 | www.etondigital.com | 15 | Web design & development, mobile |
| 40 | Megatrend | 10 | Information systems |
| 41 | FutureForward | 3 | php, flash, flex |
| 42 | StangaOne1 | 20 | c#,php, mobile(ios,android), FED, QA, opened in june 2012 |
| 43 | DMV | n.a. | .net, electronics |
| 44 | Tehnopetrol | n.a. | Delphi |
| 45 | Mainframe2 now Fra.me | 9 | HTML5, Rails, C++, .net, python, nodejs (startup) |
| 46 | http://www.joombooz.com/ | n.a | PHP, custom CMS |
| 47 | DOCS Logistics | 6 | .Net |
| 48 | http://nissatech.rs | n.a | Embedded systems, HW |
| 49 | http://peaksel.com | 17 | Mobile apps (iPhone, Android) |
| 50 | http://netico-group.com/ | n.a. | Embedded systems, SCADA |
| 51 | http://www.htec.rs | 20 | PHP, Android, iOS |
| 52 | Zlatna buba | 11 | .Net |
| 53 | Aster Media Net | n.a. | Web and mobile development |
| 54 | App Module | 10 | iOS, Android, PHP i Java Web |
| 55 | Shindiri studio | 15 | Wordpress and themes (good rank on ThemeForest) |
| 56 | Edev | 5 | Web and mobile development |
| 57 | IT Centar | 4 | Web and mobile development. Smart TV apps. |
| 58 | Code control | 3 | Web design and development |
| 59 | Neopix | 10 | Web design and development*** |
| 60 | Transactor Technologies Limited |
15 | Oracle, Java, C#, Android, Web Design*** |
| 61 | BankSoft | ~7 | Banking software |
| 62 | WhiteCircle | 4 | Web development |
| 63 | EXLRT | ~5 | SDL Tridion, Sitecore, ADAM, Kentico, Java/.Net |
| 64 | Prime | 20 | PHP, .Net, Java |
*No of employees in software department
**it is recognized among developers as the worst IT company in the region
***part of the team is in Nis
Please note: This table should be observed from a developers point of view -> potential employment opportunities. Therefore the employee numbers given represent the number of developers that work in Nis even though company could be located elsewhere. It is the same for technology column.
Update: I have updated employee numbers for Seavus, Horisen, Youngculture, SmartNet (Thanks for corrections)
Update 2: Added dualsoft and corrected info about youngculture having office in Novi Sad
Update 3: Updated employee number for Seavus from 25 to 58. Apparently the information I had before was too old.
Update 4: Added Energosoft and updated employee number for ING Software from 5 to 7
Update 5: Corrected info about logik
Update 6: Added Kraftwerk, Diyomi, EtonDigital, Megalink
Update 7: Added FutureForward, corrected info on Megalink (megatrend actually)
Update 8 (June 25, 2012): Changed the number of employees for younify. Added StangaOne1.
Update 9 (July 16, 2012): Updated info for Ates nearsourcing (number of employees, technologies)
Update 10 (February 26, 2013): Added 3 new companies: DMV, Tehnopetrol as advised by Miljan and a new startup in Nis - Mainframe2. Corrected salary info (upper limit and percentage below 1000e).
The information about salaries is not given for obvious reasons, but for Nis they are within range 500e - 2400e net (for gross value add 40% to that number). Approximately 70% of developers have less than 1500e.
For more details about any of the above mentioned company you can check with provided links or you can contact me (email: sfsgagi attt gmail dottt com or on twitter @draganstankovic) and I would be very glad to help in making contact for you or to direct you in the proper way.
It’s good to be a developer in Nis
Odličan članak… dosta mi je malinara (uz svo dužno poštovanje) - ali neko ovo treba da vidi
A što si našoj firmi stavio samo 2 zvezdice? Zaslužujemo mnogo više!!!
Šefe, da ga tužimo? Evo ja ću opet lažno da svedočim.
Najvise zvezdica je zasluzio ates. Kuvanje, restorani i zvezdice… to je uvek islo zajedno.
Zeljko ne brini nista! Imamo Iliju, ja kad ga uzbudim ima da mi dohvati sve zvezdice!
@Kiki
Ates update je dobrodosao ako ima znacajnih izmena.
Upoznao sam ljude koji rade u firmama:
http://netico-group.com/
http://www.htec.rs/
a nema ih ovde, a koga nema ovde ko i da ga nema
@Milan
Hvala puno. Ubacio sam podatke i za njih.
Ovo 19.Pakom Development Center hvala bogu ne postoji vise, bar ne u tom obliku sada se zove PSC Mobile Solutions i radi se .Net
@Zeljko Hvala ispravio sam.
Ates moze da smanjis broj zaposlenih na ~18
@Ivan
Hvala. Ispravio sam.
PSC Mobile Solutions broj zaposlenih 3
@Zeljko
Hvala. Ispravljeno. Ispravljen i Ates jer se u medjuvremenu smanjio broj zaposlenih.
This posting on the internet through Expertaya is so refreshing. Nis will become a new center of excellence for the IT and electronics industry for sure. It’s already starting — it’s just that the political leaders in Belgrade cannot see beyond the Danube and the Sava rivers… They forgot that Nis is only two hours away by car, and when the new motorways between Sofia and Macedonia/Greece are finished late next year, Nis will only be two hours away from several European capitals and five million people. Go Naissus!
@Philip Bay
Thanks.
Sorry for delay in approving your comment. I was very busy and had to clean a lot of spam to reach it.
Go Naissus!
Horisen sada u Nisu ima 17-oro.
Cuo sam i za firmu zlatna buba http://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/p?company=Zlatna+buba mada ne znam da li imaju sajt.
Takodje i appmodule http://www.app-module.ch/ mislim da ima tim u Nisu
Pozdrav!
Htec sada u Nisu ima 20. zaposlenih (zajedno sa kancelarijom u Beogradu 60).
@Milan @Darko
Ispravljeno. Hvala!
Postoji firma ‘Zlatna buba’ i nema sajt, ali ima odlicne .net developere; broj ljudi 7,8 cini mi se.
Takodje Stanga ima 20 ljudi; tehnologije: c#,php, mobile(ios,android), FED, QA
@gagi Ates sad ima 12 developera, java i php - symfony, Zend trenutno nema u atesu.
@japysha
@aleksandar.m
Ispravljeno. Hvala!
na spisku fali firma Aster Media Net http://astermedia.net/
SmartNet Technologies sada ima 13 developera. Nove, veće i modernije prostorije su sada u Zoni 2.
Pored .NET-a radimo i razvoj aplikacija za mobilne uredjaje i to iOS i Android, a naravno i sve moderne JS frameworks kao sto su AngularJS, Knockout i druge. Vise o tehnologijama kojima se bavimo mozete da vidit eovde http://www.smartnet.rs/technologies
@milos
@Saša
Ispravljeno i dodato sa malo zakašnjenja (dok stigoh sa odmora). Hvala!
http://www.shindiristudio.com/
Verovatno najbolje pozicionirana niska firma na envato (themeforest, codecanyon) marketima
Šuška se da su se ovi veći sa liste dogovorili oko maksimalne plate prema pozicijama, preko kojiih neće da idu. Tako da tavorimo iza BG i NS po platama, a kome se ne sviđa neka lance-uje ili neka se seli. Pa bi mogao jedan blog post da padne na tu temu a Gagi?
@sw-Ag
Mislim da to nije tačno.Stvar je ponude i tražnje tj. za dobre ljude se ovi najveći itekako otimaju. Takođe, iako plata igra veliku ulogu postoje i druge stvari koje su bitne kada neko bira gde će da radi (tehnologije, ljudi, radno vreme, …)
Po mom mišljenju značajnija razlika u plati jeste postojala ali pre jedno 10-ak godina. Sada ne.
Koliko mislite da su plate u NS i BG?
Update: EtonDigital ima 15 radnika, bavi se i Mobile development-om.
@Jelena
Ispravljeno. Hvala.
Ukoliko želite da čujete švedska iskustva iz IT-a i “gejminga” dođite na “Aj Si Ti” konferenciju 29. aprila u bioskopu Kupina.
Više o konferenciji možete videti na linku ispod.
http://ambasador.rs/konferencija/
Nedostaje i White Circle… http://whitecircle-design.com
@Mixerowky
Додато. Хвала!
Nedostaje AppModule http://appmodule.net, 10 zaposlenih, tehnologije: iOS, Android, PHP i Java Web
Za llumnis isto imam update: 10 zaposlenih, tehnologije: MSSQL, C#.Net i iOS
@Zarko
Ажурирао сам AppModule (био на позицији 54) и Ilumnis. Хвала!
Da li neko ima podatke gde se nalazi firma Triangle Serbia.
To je neka novo otvorena programerska firma u Nisu.
Troxo se podelio zvanično, te sad Atomia ima 20 ljudi, a Troxo 10. Atomia razvija svoj proizvod/platformu u .NET tehnologiji (Automation Software), Troxo je prevashodno baziran na PHP, JS (CRM, CMS, Custom Web services…).
Uni4Gold je zvanično ugašen.
Zlatna Buba ima 11 ljudi.
Mainframe je ažuran naravno…
Možeš slobodno da staviš prave nazive firmi u linkove
@Nenad
Hvala puno (tek sad sam azurirao).
Azurirao sam i Kraftwerk (hvala Almiru)
Fali firma Prime Software koja se od skora otvorila u Nisu. Ima oko 20 programera, rade PHP, .NET i Javu.
@Dusan
Додао Prime. Ажурирао процену плата јер се доста променило у последње 2, 3 године од када је задњи пут ажурирано.
Added Prime. Salary estimates updated. When it comes to salaries it has changed a lot over the last 3 years. It’s way better now (for devs of course