Senior Software Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
Xsolla is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to focus on backend challenges. The role involves building and deploying reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems, refactoring legacy code, and driving production readiness through incident response and observability. The engineer will participate in architectural discussions, write testable code, and advocate for sound development practices. The position also requires collaboration with product managers and designers, contributing to technical scoping, and identifying opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience. The ideal candidate is pragmatic, curious, and driven by solving complex problems at scale.
Must have:
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of Go experience in production
- Experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL
- Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ/Kafka
- Comfortable with Git and CI/CD
- Working knowledge of React/Next.js
- Basic understanding of GCP
Good to have:
- Experience with Login-as-a-Service platforms
- Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT
- Strong grasp of social login, SSO
- Designed multi-tenant identity systems
- Delivered developer-friendly APIs/SDKs
- Strong English communication skills
Perks:
- Latest Mac workplaces and additional hardware
- Google Chat, Gmail, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitLab
- Free trainings and conference participation
- Knowledge exchange within the company
- Health insurance for employee and dependents
- Flexible hours
- No dress code
- Comfortable and new office environment
18 skills required
Job Details
ABOUT US
At Xsolla, we believe that great games begin as ideas, driven by the curiosity, dedication, and grit of creators around the world. Our mission is to empower these visionaries by providing the support and resources they need to bring their games to life. We are committed to leveling the playing field, ensuring that every creator has the opportunity to share their passion with the world.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and beyond, we partner with industry leaders like Valve, Twitch, and Ubisoft to clear the paths for innovation in gaming. Our global reach spans over 200 geographies, offering more than 700 payment methods in 130+ currencies.
Longevity Opportunity Vision Enjoy the game!
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is pragmatic, curious, and driven by solving complex backend challenges at scale. You thrive in fast-paced environments and take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and performant code. You’re not just a builder — you’re a problem solver who understands the importance of security, scalability, and developer experience.
You bring deep hands-on experience with Go in production systems, confidence working with databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, and a solid grasp of containerized infrastructure and CI/CD workflows. You’ve likely worked on authentication or identity platforms and are comfortable implementing secure protocols like OAuth2 and OIDC. Just as importantly, you collaborate well with others, contribute thoughtfully to architecture discussions, and take ownership from ideation to deployment.
If you enjoy working across backend, infrastructure, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact systems, and are excited about building reliable and secure services that power modern platforms — we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems.
- Own implementation from design to deployment, ensuring maintainability and performance.
- Participate in architectural discussions and offer informed technical input.
- Refactor legacy codebases to improve structure and efficiency while maintaining featurecontinuity.
- Drive production readiness by handling incident response, root cause analysis, andobservability improvements.
- Write clear, testable, and well-documented code, emphasizing quality and automation.
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews and designdiscussions.
- Advocate for sound software development practices and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align on objectivesand deliverables.
- Contribute to technical scoping and estimation for features and infrastructure work.
- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience.
Qualification & Skills
- 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang) in production environments.
- Strong experience working with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
- Proficient with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm.
- Familiarity with messaging systems like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Comfortable using Git and CI/CD tooling in collaborative workflows.
- Working knowledge of frontend technologies, especially React and/or Next.js.
- Basic understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
- Experience building scalable, secure Login-as-a-Service platforms.
- Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and session/token management.
- Strong grasp of social login, SSO, and federated identity.
- Designed multi-tenant identity systems with isolation and configurability.
- Delivered developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and integration documentation.
- Strong English communicator, for both technical and non-technical topics.
What sets you apart
BENEFITS:
Convenient work tools
Latest Mac workplaces + additional hardware to make you more effective at work
Google Chat, Gmail, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitLab
Professional growth
Free trainings and participation in specialized conferences
Rich knowledge exchange within the company
More perks
Health insurance (Medical, dental and optical)- Employee and dependants
Flexible hours: organize your day according to your needs and sprint & teamwork demands
No dress code
Comfortable and new office environment
The duties of this position may change from time to time so the individual and organization can achieve their results. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. Xsolla KL Sdn Bhd takes your privacy very seriously, and will not sell or externally distribute any data received during the hiring process. Pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”), Xsolla KL Sdn Bhd is mindful and committed to the protection of your personal information and your privacy. Please direct any inquiries regarding your data privacy to careers@xsolla.com.
For more vacancies: https://xsolla.com/careers
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