Gameplay & Systems Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a versatile middle-to-senior engineer who can quickly get up to speed with an existing Unity (C#) codebase, understand the client-server structure, and start contributing to gameplay fixes, live features, and new content.

Responsibilities

• Fixing QA and gameplay bugs
• Implementing new gameplay features based on design specs
• Supporting and improving matchmaking (queue logic, rating, fairness)
• Understanding and contributing to the backend logic (auth, sessions, economy, PvP/PvE behavior)
• Supporting live operations (events, quests, rewards)
• Expanding tooling for analytics, match configuration, and automation

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Unity (2020+ preferred) and C#
• Solid understanding of client-server architecture (especially for online PvP games)
• Ability to read and write backend code in .NET Core (C#)
• Experience debugging live builds and tracking down hard-to-reproduce bugs
• Familiarity with Git and basic CI/CD flows
• Comfortable working with design configs and game data pipelines

Nice to Have

• Experience with matchmaking systems, player progression, and in-game economy
• Exposure to in-game monetization and store systems
• Familiarity with analytics event logging and telemetry design
• Experience with WebGL or cross-platform builds

At Xsolla, we are passionate about providing a conducive environment for our team to thrive personally and professionally. Our Benefits Program caters to the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our full-time employees.

Understanding the detrimental effects of burnout, we offer unlimited Flexible Time Off and 28 paid holidays each year. Personal and professional development is a cornerstone of our ethos at Xsolla. Each employee has a personalized career roadmap, developed in partnership with their manager, aligning individual and company goals. We support this growth through in-house training, independent study, conference attendance, and higher education opportunities.

About company

Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with a robust and powerful set of tools and services designed specifically for the video game industry. Since its founding in 2005, Xsolla has helped thousands of game developers and publishers of all sizes fund, market, launch and monetize their games globally and across multiple platforms. As an innovative leader in game commerce, Xsolla’s mission is to solve the inherent complexities of global distribution, marketing, and monetization to help our partners reach more geographies, generate more revenue and create relationships with gamers worldwide.

Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, and cities around the world, Xsolla supports major gaming titles like Valve, Twitch, Roblox, Ubisoft, Epic Games, KRAFTON, Nexters, NetEase, Playstudios, Playrix, miHoYo, Pearl Abyss, NCSoft, and more.

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