Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
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ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who is systems-minded, detail-oriented, and passionate about building scalable infrastructure to join our Platform Engineering team. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to design and own the server-side architecture of a white-label game distribution platform, tackling challenges in multi-tenancy, large-file delivery, and high-concurrency systems.
Strong command of GoLang and solid experience in microservices and distributed systems are essential, along with experience in building backend services for content distribution, app stores, or gaming platforms. The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive technical decisions on performance, security, and observability will be key to your success in this role.
If you’re passionate about building robust, high-performance backend systems that power game distribution at scale and love solving complex infrastructure problems in the gaming ecosystem, we would love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain the backend services for the game distribution platform, with a highly available and scalable server-side architecture
Design and implement a multi-tenant architecture supporting data isolation
Design and implement the storage and delivery solution for large game files (object storage / CDN, signed download URLs, resumable downloads, version management)
Build backend APIs and permission systems for the operations admin panel and publisher portal
Design and deliver the search solution (e.g., Elasticsearch) to power full-text search and filtering of games
Ensure system performance, concurrency, security, and observability (monitoring, logging, alerting)
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years of backend development experience
Strong command of GoLang
Proficiency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Gemini, etc.)
Solid RESTful API design skills; familiar with microservice architecture
Familiar with relational database (MySQL/PostgreSQL) design and optimization; knowledge of NoSQL (Redis, etc.)
Familiar with message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), caching, and other middleware
Solid engineering fundamentals: coding standards, unit testing, Git, CI/CD
Nice to have
Understanding of the Chinese gaming industry and experience in Chinese game building, publishing, or operation on major Chinese gaming platforms
Experience in backend development for games or game platforms
Familiarity with server-side integration of game SDKs (accounts, in-app purchases, real-name verification)
Familiarity with in-app purchase (IAP), virtual goods, and order management
Experience with multi-tenant SaaS / white-label platform architecture
Familiarity with Elasticsearch
Experience designing and optimizing high-concurrency, high-traffic systems
Experience with app stores or content/game distribution platforms
Knowledge of object storage and CDN, with experience in or awareness of large-file / high-concurrency delivery
Note: Less experienced candidate could be considered as middle-level developer.
Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years backend development experience
- Strong command of GoLang
- Proficiency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Gemini, etc.)
- Solid RESTful API design skills and familiarity with microservice architecture
- Experience with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and optimization
- Knowledge of NoSQL (Redis)
- Familiarity with message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), caching, and other middleware
- Solid engineering fundamentals: coding standards, unit testing, Git, CI/CD
- At least 3 of: understanding Chinese gaming industry; experience in Chinese game publishing/operations; backend development for game/platform; server-side integration of game SDK; familiarity with IAP/virtual goods/orders; experience with multi-tenant SaaS/white-label platforms
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch
- Experience designing and optimizing high-concurrency, high-traffic systems
- Experience with app stores or content/game distribution platforms
- Knowledge of object storage and CDN, and large-file/high-concurrency delivery
Xsolla Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Xsolla and has not been reviewed or approved by Xsolla.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or good in many cases, with mentions of high salary or being paid well in certain roles and markets. Market-aligned ranges for several U.S. roles indicate base pay is not out of step with peers.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive for full-time employees and families, with employer-paid medical, dental, and vision noted in some U.S. postings. Positive remarks on medical coverage appear on dedicated benefits pages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited paid time off is repeatedly highlighted, alongside parental leave and remote or hybrid flexibility. These elements contribute to an overall package that many view as solid.
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What We Do
Xsolla's video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games. Serving only the video game industry, Xsolla caters to businesses from indie to enterprise, with solutions that solve the complexities of distribution, marketing, and monetization so developers, publishers, and platform partners. Our goal is to increase your audience, sales and revenue. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices worldwide, Xsolla operates as a merchant and seller of record for major gaming entities like Valve, Twitch, Ubisoft, Epic Games, and PUBG Corporation.
