Principal Engineer – Identity & Golang
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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About the Role
Lead the evolution of Xsolla's authentication and authorization stack, architect a next-generation identity platform, build high-performance Golang microservices, integrate modern IAM standards, mentor engineering teams, and deliver scalable, compliant identity features.
Requirements
- 10+ years in backend or systems engineering, including 5+ years designing authentication and authorization services.
- Expert-level Golang skills and experience building distributed, event-driven microservices.
- Experience with identity federation, token management, and access control systems.
- Understanding of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and SCIM.
- Knowledge of security principles, encryption, key management, and secrets management systems.
- Experience building high-availability Kubernetes systems using AWS or GCP.
- Strong architectural vision and ability to influence cross-team design and technology direction.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Architect and lead the design of Xsolla's next-generation identity platform supporting authentication, authorization, SSO, and account federation.
- Develop high-performance Golang microservices managing user identity, access tokens, and permission enforcement at global scale.
- Collaborate with security, DevOps, and platform engineering teams to embed Zero Trust principles and standardize access governance.
- Integrate OAuth2, OIDC, and SCIM to improve developer experience and partner integrations.
- Mentor and coach engineering teams on secure service design and identity best practices.
- Partner with product teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and user-friendly identity features.
- Define and enforce API and data security standards supporting compliance initiatives.
- Evaluate and integrate third-party identity frameworks and open-source solutions.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Personalized career roadmap