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# Junior Software Developer - Paid Training Provided

- **Company:** Virtual, Inc.
- **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $37,440
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Apache HTTP Server, Bootstrap (Software), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Databases, MySQL, ReactJS, Backend
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=06dc38b009b1bb1a

## About the Role

* Experience or familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL, including local development tools such as XAMPP, phpMyAdmin, and Apache
 * Experience with React is a strong plus
 * Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn
 * Creativity and interest in storytelling and true crime are a bonus
 * Comfort working in a small, fast-moving business environment

## Description

What You'll Work On: Every game is built around a fictional case, and each case needs its own evidence trail. Our fictitious databases include:

 * Credit card records
 * Flight records
 * Driver and vehicle registry (DVR)
 * Prison records
 * Video surveillance that players can scrub through to find clues

All records are fictional and created just for the game. As we build new cases, we'll also add databases as the story needs them, such as rideshare and restaurant records.

How You'll Learn:

 * Work side by side with the founder on the live MOST platform
 * Start with smaller tasks, like entering and organizing database records, then move into front-end and back-end development
 * Learn how the pieces connect: the search tools, databases, video triggers, and AI components
 * Help design new cases, then build the databases and data to fit each case's storyline
 * Take on more ownership of the platform as your skills grow, * Learn and help maintain the MOST platform
 * Build and populate fictitious databases for each case
 * Help create new cases for players to solve
 * Support front-end and back-end development tasks
 * Grow into greater ownership of our technical systems over time, * Which of these have you used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, PHP, MySQL, XAMPP, phpMyAdmin, Apache, React? List them and tell us how you used each one?