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Our expertise spans from product inception to final development, covering product, art, development, and more. Proudly 100% made in Bulgaria, we take immense pride in our achievements, adaptability, and the high quality of our games.\n As a Junior Backend Developer in the Backend team, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of a high-performance Online Gambling Platform. This platform supports casino games and their integration with online casino operators worldwide.\nYou will be part of a collaborative team of Backend Developers and QA Engineers who value teamwork, clear feature scopes, code quality, and continuous learning. You will report to the Backend Team Lead and Backend Architect.\nDuring your onboarding period, experienced team members will guide you through our internal tools, systems, and engineering best practices. Once onboarded, you will work on maintenance, bug fixing, and developing straightforward features for our core backend services - primarily RESTful APIs, that manage player actions and financial transactions. You will participate in code reviews, write clean and testable code, and collaborate closely with QA Engineers to ensure seamless deployments. 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