Middle/Senior Backend Engineer (Golang & PHP)
Xsolla is a global video game commerce company providing payment processing, merchant-of-record services, monetization, publishing, distribution, fraud prevention, tax management, and direct-to-consumer tools. Its primary clients are video game developers, publishers, payment providers, creators, and players.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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About Xsolla
Xsolla provides tools and services for launching, promoting, selling, and monetizing video games across mobile, PC, web, and other platforms. Its offerings include global payments, Pay Station, Web Shop, Buy Button, SDKs, APIs, authentication, subscriptions, virtual goods, game keys, game distribution, cloud gaming, anti-fraud, tax compliance, player support, analytics, LiveOps, creator campaigns, loyalty, rewards, and publishing tools. Xsolla serves game developers and publishers worldwide, as well as payment providers and gamers.
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About the Role
You will design, implement, and optimize technical solutions tailored to the needs of users in the China region, working to continuously improve service performance and stability. You will also participate in research and discussions related to products in the gaming payment domain, helping drive their implementation and promotion within the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, with at least 3 years of backend development experience
- Strong programming skills and a solid foundation in computer science, with familiarity in data structures and design patterns
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go or PHP) and familiarity with relevant mainstream development frameworks
- Experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems, with a deep understanding of middleware technologies such as message queues, Elasticsearch (ES), Redis, and MySQL, including their principles and optimizations
- Excellent teamwork, communication skills, and a strong sense of responsibility
- Strong problem-solving skills, clear logical thinking, and an ability to think critically, summarize, and synthesize information
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize technical solutions based on the needs of users in the China region
- Continuously improve service performance and stability
- Participate in research and discussions related to products in the gaming payment domain
- Drive implementation and promotion of gaming payment products
