Tech Lead - Backend (Golang/PHP)
About this role
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.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a Backend Tech Lead who is passionate about challenges, technically excellent, and eager to create greater impact by leading and empowering a team to join our Xsolla China technology team. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to lead a team focused on delivering customized integration solutions and technical support for the Chinese market, while participating deeply in product architecture discussions and decisions.
Strong programming skills and solid computer science fundamentals are essential, along with experience in designing and developing highly available, scalable, large-scale distributed systems, with deep expertise in middleware such as message queues, Elasticsearch, Redis, and MySQL. The ability to lead and mentor team members, foster their professional growth, and ensure the team delivers high-quality code efficiently will be key to your success in this role.
If you’re passionate about driving innovation and delivering tailored solutions for the gaming industry in China and love combining profound technical expertise with team management and product thinking to create meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you!