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Overview

Merkur Group, formerly known as the Gauselmann Group, is a German gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Lübbecke in East Westphalia that develops and manufactures slot machines and casino games and runs arcades, casinos, sports betting and online gaming. Founded by Paul Gauselmann in 1957, the family-owned group also offers cash management and financial services and has subsidiaries such as Merkur Excellence, a casino game studio set up in 2018. It hires game designers and developers, IT application support staff, project managers, electricians, HR business partners and apprentices and dual-study students.

News

News ISA-GUIDE 18 days ago
Ausschusssitzung zu "Umwelt und Industrie
Aktuellste News, Events, Urteile und Pressemeldungen aus der Welt des Glücksspiels.
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News ISA-GUIDE 22 days ago
Merkur Group feiert Richtfest von neuem Betriebsrestaurant
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News ReadWrite 11 months ago
Merkur Group acquires 11 arcades in Spain and takes over gaming machines in 108 bars
The Merkur Group, which owns casinos and develops gambling machines and more, has acquired eleven arcades as it expands throughout Spain.
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News ReadWrite 11 months ago
Merkur Group expands Spintec partnership with investment
Merkur Group has expanded its partnership with electronic table game developer Spintec to acquire a "significant stake" in the company.
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News Cardplayer Online Casinos 11 months ago
Antje Kunkies wird neue Personalchefin der Merkur Group
Merkur Group besetzt neue CHRO-Position: Antje Kunkies kommt von Claas und leitet ab 2026 die globale HR-Strategie.
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News Car and Driver 1 year ago
Bob Lutz Thought This 1985 Merkur XR4Ti Could Beat BMW. It Didn
Bob Lutz thought this 1985 Merkur XR4Ti could beat BMW. It didn
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News nwnews 1 year ago
Zum Saisonstart: Merkur Group aus Espelkamp wird neuer Sponsor des FC Schalke 04
Zu Beginn der Saison 2025/2026 wird das Unternehmen aus dem Kreis Minden-Lübbecke zum Partner des Vereins. Die Kooperation ist zunächst für zwei Jahre angelegt.
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News Cardplayer Online Casinos 1 year ago
Merkur Group erhält erneut eine Lizenz in Nevada
Dass sich die Glücksspielwelt in den USA bereits seit einigen Jahren im Aufruhr befindet, ist nun wahrlich kein Staatsgeheimnis mehr.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Merkur Group over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
35
Postings analysed
18
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
JavaScript28%
C++22%
C#17%
PHP17%
Frameworks & libraries
ASP.NET Core6%
Angular6%
Godot6%
PixiJS6%
Databases
MS SQL6%
SAP HANA6%
Cloud & platforms
Linux17%
.NET6%
Active Directory6%
Azure6%
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Full Merkur Group tech stack 35 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$72k
Typical range
$62k – $86k
Open positions
5
4 Jobs
Senior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 4 $70k $62k – $86k
Highest paying role Senior Game Developer (m/f/d) $86k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Merkur Group By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay

People

Lars Felderhoff
Vorstand
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
64
28 opened / 9 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
27 days
faster than 44% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
19% ▲
Early Careers
19% ▲
Operations
10% ▲
Backend
8% ▲
Management
6% ▲
QA
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+14 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+5 jobs in a week Oct 2026
+23 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
10
Hiring now
10
Countries
2
Busiest office
Lübbecke
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Lübbecke Germany
HQ
Produktionswerk der adp MERKUR GmbH
22 open roles 24 posted in 90 days 18% engineering
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Early Careers
Paul-Gauselmann-Straße 1 (ehemals: Boschstraße 8), 32312 Lübbecke
seen since Sep 2026 company site, job postings
Espelkamp Germany
Plant / site
23 open roles 23 posted in 90 days 22% engineering 13% remote
hires for Early Careers, Operations, Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Vienna Austria
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $75k Avg Salary
hires for QA, Games
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Hanover Germany
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Nordhorn Germany
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering
hires for Backend, Management
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Raaba Austria
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $67k Avg Salary
hires for QA, Games
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Munich Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Hamburg Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Augsburg Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Limburg an der Lahn Germany
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Backend
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

≈ $64k – $116k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • High School Diploma • Lübbecke
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$72k per year (gross) • Hybrid • Full-Time • Raaba
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$78k per year (gross) • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Vienna
Confluence
Jira
Agile
Scrum
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≈ $46k – $95k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Lübbecke
JavaScript
PHP
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$62k per year (gross) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Vienna
Jira
Agile
Scrum
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≈ $66k – $127k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Germany
Python
C++
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≈ $69k – $139k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Espelkamp
Python
SQL
SAP HANA
Databricks
DevOps
Azure
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≈ $69k – $134k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Lübbecke
Java
PHP
C++
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$85k per year (gross) • Hybrid • Full-Time • Vienna
C#
Godot
Unity
Management
Agile
Scrum
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In office • Full-Time • Germany
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$62k per year (gross) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Raaba
Jira
Agile
Scrum
QA
TestRail
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≈ $64k – $124k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Nordhorn
C#
.NET
Databases
MS SQL
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