Aura Gaming is hiring: Senior Java Developer (Bulgaria, office). Department: Game development. Working language: English. The ad does not state a salary; the SpinHire careers directory benchmark for similar roles is €4 800–6 500. Posted 21 Aug 2026, open until 4 Dec 2026. Aura Gaming has 4 open jobs on SpinHire.
About the Company:
We are an early-stage iGaming technology company building a new cloud-native platform for real-money gaming from the ground up.
Our vision is to create a modern, scalable B2B platform that powers browser-based real-money games, operator integrations, wallet orchestration, back-office applications, reporting, audit and other core platform services.
As an early-stage start-up, we are building both our products and engineering culture from the ground up. Every technical decision, architectural choice and engineering standard has a direct impact on the future of the platform.
About the Role:
As a Senior Java Developer, you will be part of the core engineering team responsible for building the backend foundation of our game platform.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and maintain Java-based backend services
- Build scalable and reliable services using Java and Spring Boot
- Participate in the architecture and design of a cloud-native gaming platform
- Work on APIs, internal services, data models and platform components
- Write clean, maintainable, testable and production-ready code
- Contribute to database design, queries, indexes and schema migrations
- Implement reliability patterns such as idempotency, retries, timeouts and safe transaction handling
- Collaborate closely with architects, DevOps, QA, product and integration teams
- Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
- Identify performance bottlenecks, bugs and architectural risks
- Help define engineering practices, coding standards and release quality
- Mentor less experienced developers as the team grows
- Take ownership of features from design to production
Requirements:
- Strong professional experience with Java
- Experience with Spring Boot or similar Java backend frameworks
- Good understanding of object-oriented programming and software design principles
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs
- Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Strong SQL skills
- Experience with Hibernate, JPA, jOOQ or similar persistence technologies
- Experience with Maven or Gradle
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
- Understanding of microservices or modular service architecture
- Good understanding of testing practices: unit tests, integration tests and testable design
- Experience working with Git and CI/CD workflows
- Good English communication skills
What we offer:
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance evaluation & salary review once a year
- 25 days paid annual leave
- Work from home option – 2 days weekly
- Flexible working schedule
- Additional health insurance – premium package
- Fully paid annual transportation card
- Fully paid Sports card
- Professional development, supportive company culture, and challenging projects
- Tickets for conferences and seminars
- Free snacks, soft drinks, coffee, and fruit are always available
All applications will be treated in strict confidentiality and only the approved candidates will be invited to an interview.
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