Senior Go Backend Developer

Xsolla

146d

About The Position

As a Senior Backend Developer at Xsolla, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact software solutions across our platform. You bring curiosity, initiative, and a passion for clean, scalable systems. You collaborate effectively with teammates and cross-functional partners to design, build, and improve our technical stack. You’re hands-on, deeply engaged in the code, and consistently seeking better ways to solve complex engineering challenges.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang) in production environments.
• Strong experience working with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Proficient with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm.
• Familiarity with messaging systems like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Comfortable using Git and CI/CD tooling in collaborative workflows.
• Working knowledge of frontend technologies, especially React and/or Next.js.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred).

Nice To Haves

• Experience building scalable, secure Login-as-a-Service platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and session/token management.
• Strong grasp of social login, SSO, and federated identity.
• Designed multi-tenant identity systems with isolation and configurability.
• Delivered developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and integration documentation.
• Strong English communicator, for both technical and non-technical topics.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems.
• Own implementation from design to deployment, ensuring maintainability and performance.
• Participate in architectural discussions and offer informed technical input.
• Refactor legacy codebases to improve structure and efficiency while maintaining feature continuity.
• Drive production readiness by handling incident response, root cause analysis, and observability improvements.
• Write clear, testable, and well-documented code, emphasizing quality and automation.
• Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews and design discussions.
• Advocate for sound software development practices and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align on objectives and deliverables.
• Contribute to technical scoping and estimation for features and infrastructure work.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees