Xsolla

Xsolla

Backend Engineer (Go)

Montreal

Sponsorship not specifiedCAD 90k-CAD 150kDetected 117 days ago
GoReactCode ReviewGitPostgreSQLGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDRabbitMQOAuthIncident ResponseCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • You bring curiosity, initiative, and a passion for clean, scalable systems.
  • You're hands-on, deeply engaged in the code, and consistently seeking better ways to solve complex engineering challenges.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems.
  • Own implementation from design to deployment, ensuring maintainability and performance.
  • Drive production readiness by handling incident response, root cause analysis, and
  • Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews and design
  • Together, we're not just building a business
  • Together, we're not just building a business; we're cultivating a community that values creativity, collaboration, and the transformative power of play.

Requirements

  • If you have questions regarding our hiring practices, please contact careers@xsolla.com
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang ) in production environments.

Nice to have

  • Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and session/token management.
  • Strong grasp of social login, SSO, and federated identity.
  • Delivered developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and integration documentation.
  • Strong English communicator, for both technical and non-technical topics.

Skills

  • 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).
  • Helm.

Compensation

  • CAD 90k-CAD 150k

Benefits

  • This includes medical, dental, and vision, PTO, and a personalized career roadmap for each employee.
  • By investing in professional development through training and educational opportunities, we ensure that our team thrives both personally and professionally.
  • We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • Education verification.

Company info

  • 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.
  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer.
  • We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
  • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.
  • Criminal History Consideration:

This listing is sourced directly from Xsolla's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.