Backend PHP Engineer
Xsolla (USA), Inc., operating under the Xsolla brand, is a global video game commerce and payments company serving game developers, publishers, creators, and payment providers.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Xsolla (USA), Inc.
Xsolla provides merchant-of-record and payment-processing services plus direct-to-consumer commerce, web shops, publishing and distribution tools, cloud gaming, fraud prevention, player engagement, creator monetization, and developer tooling for the video game industry. Its solutions operate across 200+ geographies with 1,000+ payment methods and are actively supported through live products, documentation, customer support, and ongoing hiring.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Develop and maintain new functionality, design and implement services supporting product features, improve product quality, monitor and debug production code, write automated tests, follow CI/CD practices, and contribute to code reviews and technical knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Experience in programming and backend development of industrial web applications using PHP and/or Golang
- Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Understanding of decomposition principles, OOP, and design patterns
- Ability to write unit and functional tests
- Good command of SQL, database design, and OLTP/OLAP approaches
- Ability to participate effectively in team-based development
- English proficiency at B2 level
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain new functionality
- Design and implement new services to support product features
- Proactively propose ideas for improving the product
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Monitor, debug, and continuously improve production code performance and reliability
- Write automated tests and follow CI/CD best practices
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing
Hiring Process
Final interview, followed by background checks where permitted by law.