Game Tech Lead (UE5 / Multiplayer Systems)
Xsolla is a video game commerce company that provides a suite of tools and services—including merchant of record payment processing, tax management, fraud prevention, compliance, refunds, dispute management, and end-user support—to help game developers and publishers launch, grow, and monetize their games globally. It serves video game developers, publishers, and studios of all sizes across global and regional markets.
About Xsolla
Xsolla connects the tools, systems, payments, and web shops used by the video games industry, positioning itself as a global merchant of record supporting over 1,000 payment methods and a cumulative audience of 50 million, with transaction fees around 5%. Its services include tax management, fraud monitoring and prevention, global and regional regulatory compliance, refund and dispute management, and end-user payment support. Xsolla's product lineup includes the Xsolla SDK for native in-app payments on side-loaded apps and alternative app stores, a Buy Button enabling link-out purchases from iOS mobile games in the U.S., and Web Shop for building customized, direct-to-consumer game storefronts. The company works with major gaming industry partners and clients such as Mytona, Ubisoft, MARVEL SNAP, and others, and highlights partner success stories, industry events, and its own culture and hiring initiatives on its site.
Skills
About the Role
You will drive the engineering direction of a next-generation immersive multiplayer platform built with Unreal Engine 5. This is a senior leadership role focused on gameplay systems, multiplayer architecture, scalability, and technical performance. You will work closely with cross-functional creative and technical teams to deliver high-quality interactive experiences across large-scale virtual environments, combining hands-on engineering, technical strategy, and team leadership in a fast-moving product environment.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in Unreal Engine 5
- Advanced knowledge of C++ and Blueprints
- Proven experience building and shipping multiplayer gameplay systems
- Deep understanding of networking, dedicated servers, and online infrastructure
- Experience with gameplay architecture and performance optimization
- Experience integrating game clients with backend platform services (identity, inventory, commerce, matchmaking, social, or similar)
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience
- Ability to work across engineering, art, and production disciplines
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical implementation of gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5
- Architect and maintain multiplayer systems, networking, and server-side gameplay infrastructure
- Drive engineering best practices, code quality, and long-term technical scalability
- Optimize runtime performance across gameplay and multiplayer systems
- Collaborate with technical art and creative teams on integrated production workflows
- Support cloud-delivered interactive experiences and scalable online environments
- Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the project
- Work closely with production and stakeholders to align technical execution with project goals
Benefits
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Personalized career roadmap