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Tech Lead - Fullstack

Xsolla

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with full-stack development using Go and React (JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Deep understanding of backend architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design
  • Hands-on experience designing and building RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services in Go, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability
  • Strong proficiency in React, including modern patterns such as hooks, context, and state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, or similar)

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-stack architecture decisions and drive shared platform strategies across backend, frontend, and cloud ecosystems to build scalable distributed systems
  • Design scalable service architectures and implement robust testing strategies (including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing) while optimizing performance across the full stack
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and collaborate across cross-functional teams (product, design, DevOps) to deliver high-quality software
  • Build and deliver commercial applications from concept to launch, leveraging cloud-native patterns and event-driven workflows for gaming, virtual currency, and digital commerce experiences

Key facts

Hard skills

Cloud-Native Applications Event-Driven Programming Go (Programming Language) JavaScript Libraries Datadog React Jsx Kubernetes Observability Prometheus (Software) Endpoint Engineering Application Programming Interface (API) RabbitMQ Unit Testing State Machines JavaScript (Programming Language) Amazon DynamoDB AWS Cloud Services Apache Kafka gRPC MySQL Docker (Software) Fault Tolerance Redis MongoDB Integration Testing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Microsoft Azure Service Component Architecture Architectural Design Microservices TypeScript CI/CD Domain Driven Design PostgreSQL Test Automation Distributed Computing Grafana Infrastructure as Code (IaC) WebSocket GraphQL AWS Lambda Real-Time Transport Protocol Cross-Functional Collaboration

Other skills

  • Mentorship
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

About the company

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Xsolla

Computer Software / SaaS

Xsolla's video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games. Serving only the video game industry, Xsolla caters to businesses from indie to enterprise, with solutions that solve the complexities of distribution, marketing, and monetization so developers, publishers, and platform partners. Our goal is to increase your audience, sales and revenue. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices worldwide, Xsolla operates as a merchant and seller of record for major gaming entities like Valve, Twitch, Ubisoft, Epic Games, and PUBG Corporation.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) who is architecturally strong, quality-driven, and highly collaborative to join our Engineering team. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to lead full-stack architecture decisions, build scalable distributed systems, and drive shared platform strategies across backend, frontend, and cloud ecosystems.

Strong expertise in Go and React (JavaScript/TypeScript), along with deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns and event-driven system design, is essential, along with experience in building and delivering commercial applications from concept to launch. The ability to design scalable service architectures, implement robust testing strategies (including integration and E2E), optimize performance across the full stack, and mentor other developers while collaborating across cross-functional teams will be key to your success in this role.

If you're passionate about building high-quality, resilient systems that scale and love designing seamless platform experiences powered by event-driven workflows, cloud infrastructure, and modern web interfaces that drive gaming, virtual currency, and digital commerce experiences, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT US
 
Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
For more information, visit xsolla.com.
 

Qualifications & Skills:
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on full-stack development using Go and React (JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Deep understanding of backend architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architecture, and domain-driven design
  • Hands-on experience designing and building RESTful APIs and/or gRPC services in Go, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
  • Strong proficiency in React, including modern patterns such as hooks, context, and state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, or similar)
  • Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)
  • Solid experience with message brokers and event streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or similar technologies
  • Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, or DynamoDB)
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts such as eventual consistency, idempotency, fault tolerance, and retry strategies
  • Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers and contributing to architectural decision-making processes
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams including product, design, and DevOps
  • A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a passion for writing clean, well-documented, and testable code

    • NICE TO HAVE

  • Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions)
  • Familiarity with GraphQL
  • Exposure to WebSocket or real-time communication protocols
  • Experience in gaming, virtual currency, digital commerce, or fintech domains
  • Contributions to open-source projects
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