Software Development Director

Xsolla (USA), Inc., operating under the Xsolla brand, is a global video game commerce and payments company serving game developers, publishers, creators, and payment providers.

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Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026

Sherman Oaks, California, USA
About Xsolla (USA), Inc.

Xsolla provides merchant-of-record and payment-processing services plus direct-to-consumer commerce, web shops, publishing and distribution tools, cloud gaming, fraud prevention, player engagement, creator monetization, and developer tooling for the video game industry. Its solutions operate across 200+ geographies with 1,000+ payment methods and are actively supported through live products, documentation, customer support, and ongoing hiring.

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About the Role

You will define and execute the engineering strategy, provide architectural and organizational guidance, and lead multiple distributed engineering teams. You will ensure timely, high-quality delivery of product and platform initiatives; improve workflows and development practices; evolve scalable and maintainable systems; align priorities with Product, QA, DevOps, and executive stakeholders; manage development risks; and promote observability, security, testing, and release management.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
  • Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering teams in complex, high-growth environments.
  • Expertise in modern architectures, cloud infrastructure, and microservices.
  • Understanding of Agile development methodologies, CI/CD practices, and engineering metrics.
  • Experience managing distributed teams and scaling organizations across multiple geographies.
  • Communication and stakeholder-management skills for technical and non-technical leaders.
  • Decision-making and problem-solving ability in high-stakes environments.
  • Fluent written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned with company objectives.
  • Provide architectural and organizational guidance for long-term scalability and success.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, team leads, and senior developers.
  • Establish clear goals and growth opportunities across a distributed global team.
  • Ensure high-quality, timely delivery of product and platform initiatives.
  • Optimize workflows, development methodologies, and technical decision-making.
  • Guide system architecture evolution for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Champion modern technologies and development practices.
  • Partner with Product, QA, DevOps, and executive stakeholders to align priorities and define technical requirements.
  • Identify and mitigate risks across the development lifecycle.
  • Promote observability, security, testing, and release-management best practices.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on transparency, continuous improvement, quality, and innovation.

Benefits

  • Unlimited Flexible Time Off