Middle Software Engineer (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
Projects
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.
Skills
About the Role
You will design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using PHP and Go, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance. You'll develop new microservices and enhance existing systems to support large-scale integrations and high-load payment flows. You will participate in code reviews and help maintain high development standards through collaborative feedback and best practices. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and partner teams to deliver high-quality solutions on schedule. You will contribute to system monitoring using tools such as Grafana, Kibana, and ELK to ensure stability and optimal performance. You'll document technical specifications, system architecture, and new functionalities for transparency and maintainability, and participate in Kanban ceremonies while maintaining efficient communication with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Proven experience in backend development with strong proficiency in PHP and GoLang
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP), software design patterns, and decomposition principles
- Experience with microservices architecture and scalable backend systems
- Strong knowledge of SQL and database design, including optimization for large datasets
- Familiarity with Postman, GitLab, console and other development tools
- Experience using monitoring and testing tools such as Grafana, Kibana, DataDog and ELK
- Ability to work independently on complex technical tasks and deliver high-quality results within deadlines
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using PHP and Go, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance
- Develop new microservices and enhance existing systems to support large-scale integrations and high-load payment flows
- Participate in code reviews and maintain high development standards through collaborative feedback and best practices
- Work closely with engineering, product, and partner teams to deliver high-quality solutions on schedule
- Contribute to system monitoring using tools such as Grafana, Kibana, and ELK to ensure stability and optimal performance
- Document technical specifications, system architecture, and new functionalities for transparency and maintainability
- Participate in Kanban ceremonies and maintain efficient communication with cross-functional teams
