ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) who is architecturally strong, quality-driven, and highly collaborative to join our Engineering team. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to lead full-stack architecture decisions, build scalable distributed systems, and drive shared platform strategies across backend, frontend, and cloud ecosystems.
Strong expertise in Go and React (JavaScript/TypeScript), along with deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns and event-driven system design, is essential, along with experience in building and delivering commercial applications from concept to launch. The ability to design scalable service architectures, implement robust testing strategies (including integration and E2E), optimize performance across the full stack, and mentor other developers while collaborating across cross-functional teams will be key to your success in this role.
If you're passionate about building high-quality, resilient systems that scale and love designing seamless platform experiences powered by event-driven workflows, cloud infrastructure, and modern web interfaces that drive gaming, virtual currency, and digital commerce experiences, we would love to hear from you!
ABOUT US
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.
Qualifications & Skills:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on full-stack development using Go and React (JavaScript/TypeScript)
Deep understanding of backend architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design
Hands-on experience designing and building RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services in Go, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
Strong proficiency in React, including modern patterns such as hooks, context, and state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, or similar)
Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
Solid experience with message brokers and event streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or similar technologies
Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, or DynamoDB)
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar)
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts such as eventual consistency, idempotency, fault tolerance, and retry strategies
Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers and contributing to architectural decision-making processes
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams including product, design, and DevOps
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a passion for writing clean, well-documented, and testable code
Nice to Have:
Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions)
Familiarity with GraphQL
Exposure to WebSocket or real-time communication protocols
Experience in gaming, virtual currency, digital commerce, or fintech domains
Contributions to open-source projects
