Developer Relations Director (CIS)
Xsolla is a global video game commerce company providing tools and services to launch, monetize, and scale games. Its offerings include payments, web shops, publishing, distribution, LiveOps, anti-fraud, subscriptions, SDKs, and creator solutions for developers, publishers, payment providers, creators, and other gaming businesses.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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About Xsolla (USA), Inc.
Xsolla operates as a global merchant of record and video game commerce platform serving developers, publishers, resellers, payment providers, creators, and retailers. It provides payment processing across more than 200 countries and regions, 1,000+ payment methods, and 130+ currencies, alongside tax management, compliance, fraud prevention, refunds, dispute management, and end-user support. Its product portfolio includes Web Shop, Publishing Suite, Payments, Xsolla Pay, Mobile Buy Button, SDKs, Subscriptions, game distribution, Partner Network, Offerwall, LiveOps, Anti-Fraud, Login, Site Builder, cloud gaming, and related gaming commerce tools.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead regional developer relations, manage and mentor developer evangelists, oversee lighthouse integrations, represent developer needs to product management, build community relationships, lead events and presentations, guide educational content, and adjust regional strategies using performance data.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, or Technical Evangelism.
- At least 2 years of leadership experience.
- Strong technical background in game development.
- Hands-on experience with integrations and APIs.
- Ability to lead distributed teams and deliver measurable engagement outcomes.
- Established presence in regional and global game developer communities.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Experience producing technical content in multiple formats.
- Fluency in Russian and English.
- Ability to travel across the CIS region.
Responsibilities
- Oversee developer relations activities in the assigned region.
- Manage and mentor Developer Evangelists.
- Lead lighthouse integration cases.
- Partner with Product Management to address developer feedback and adoption barriers.
- Advocate for game developers in online and offline communities.
- Represent Xsolla at industry events.
- Organize meetups, hackathons, and platform launch events.
- Guide the creation of documentation, tutorials, demos, videos, and educational materials.
- Ensure content supports custom and self-service integrations.
- Collaborate with Developer Marketing to promote materials and track impact.
- Review performance and adjust regional tactics and priorities.
