Technical Lead

**ABOUT US**
At Xsolla, we believe that great games begin as ideas, driven by the curiosity, dedication, and grit of creators around the world. Our mission is to empower these visionaries by providing the support and resources they need to bring their games to life. We are committed to leveling the playing field, ensuring that every creator has the opportunity to share their passion with the world.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and beyond, we partner with industry leaders like Valve, Twitch, and Ubisoft to clear the paths for innovation in gaming. Our global reach spans over 200 geographies, offering more than 700 payment methods in 130+ currencies.
**L**ongevity** O**pportunity** V**ision** E**njoy the game
**ABOUT YOU**
We are looking for a hands-on and forward-thinking Tech Lead to guide and support our engineering team in delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions. You are not only a skilled engineer, but also a thoughtful leader who brings structure to ambiguity, drives technical direction, and ensures alignment between engineering and product objectives.
You bring deep backend expertise (preferably in Go), strong architectural instincts, and a passion for developer experience and engineering excellence. You thrive in cross-functional environments, embrace continuous learning, and balance long-term codebase health with the urgency of product delivery.
If you're excited to lead with both code and influence, shape the future of critical platform services, and empower engineers to do their best work — we’d love to hear from you.
**Responsibilities**:
- Lead technical discussions and drive sound architectural decisions across backend systems
- Guide engineers in making well-informed, scalable, and maintainable technical choices
- Own and prioritize technical debt reduction, refactoring initiatives, and codebase improvements
- Collaborate with product and engineering leads to align technical planning with business needs
- Actively participate in coding, code reviews, and technical delivery
- Diagnose and resolve production issues, championing observability and fast recovery
- Establish and uphold engineering best practices, including test coverage, CI/CD workflows, and performance monitoring
- Improve developer experience and streamline engineering workflows
- Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration
**Qualifications & Skills**:
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go in production systems
- 2+ years in a tech lead or team lead capacity, driving architecture and mentoring engineers
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
- Proficient in Git, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm
- Experience working with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ and/or Kafka
- Basic familiarity with frontend technologies like React or Next.js
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
Nice to Have
- Experience building secure, scalable login or identity platforms
- Deep understanding of authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT)
- Expertise in session management, federated identity, and SSO integrations
- Experience designing multi-tenant architectures with configurability and data isolation
- Delivered APIs and SDKs with developer-first documentation and onboarding
- Excellent English communication skills across technical and non-technical topics
The duties and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time to support the organization’s goals and individual growth. This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.
Xsolla takes your privacy seriously and will not sell or externally distribute any personal data received during the hiring process. In accordance with applicable data protection laws, Xsolla is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

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