Tech Lead Backend (GolangPHP)
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
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 1500 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.
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ABOUT YOU
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Backend Tech Lead to join the Xsolla China technology team. You will lead a team focused on delivering customized integration solutions and technical support for the Chinese market.
Your core responsibilities will be to ensure the team delivers high-quality code efficiently foster the professional growth of team members and participate deeply in product architecture discussions and decisions.
This is a leadership role that combines profound technical expertise team management skills and product thinking. If you are not only passionate about challenges and technical excellence but also eager to create greater impact by leading and empowering a team we strongly encourage you to apply.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- 1. Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Lead the design implementation and optimization of backend technical solutions for China-specific customized projects continuously improving service performance and stability.
- Define future technology stacks and development architecture for the team and participate in architectural solution discussions at the department level.
- Possess deep understanding and practical experience in designing and developing highly available scalable large-scale distributed systems. Expertise in the principles and optimization of middleware such as message queues Elasticsearch Redis and MySQL.
- 2. Development Process & Project Management
- Set team goals plan development processes and provide accurate estimations for task implementation.
- Organize and facilitate daily team rituals (stand-ups reviews retrospectives).
- Establish and improve product quality assurance (QA) processes and participate in testing and delivery phases.
- 3. Team Building & Talent Development
- Be responsible for building the technical team (including recruitment onboarding and retention).
- Identify team members strengths and weaknesses and support their professional growth through coaching knowledge sharing and fostering a mentorship culture.
- Create and update team competency maps and plan individual development tracks for members.
- Build a culture of collective responsibility for commitments as well as trust innovation and mutual support within the team.
- 4. Business & Collaboration
- Participate in research and discussions on products in domains like gaming payments driving their localization and promotion in the Chinese market.
- Possess excellent teamwork and communication skills enabling effective collaboration with technical product and business partners.
REQUIREMENTS
- Must-have:
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5 years of backend development experience with at least 1 year in a tech lead team lead or core architect role.
- Strong programming skills and solid computer science fundamentals with proficiency in data structures and design patterns.Must be skilled in Golang or PHPand their mainstream frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems with deep insight into system performance bottlenecks and optimization.
- Excellent communication skills a strong sense of responsibility and clear logical thinking for complex problem-solving.
- Fluent English (B2 level) capable of seamless communication in an international team environment.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong self-motivation and resilience.
- Nice-to-have:
- Experience working in Agile/Kanban environments. Familiarity with large-scale agile frameworks like SAFe is a plus.
- Understanding of frontend technology stacks (e.g. React ecosystem) or full-stack development experience.
- Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing (e.g. Playwright Cypress).
- Solid understanding of caching networking load balancers and CDNs.
- Familiarity with key-value or document databases (e.g. Redis MongoDB).
- Candidates without management experience could also be considered.
The duties and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time to support the organizations 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.
By submitting your application you consent to Xsolla conducting background checks where permitted by law after the final interview stage. All checks will comply with local regulations and your information will be handled confidentially.
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About Company
Find out how you can launch, monetize and scale your video games worldwide, with no upfront costs, using Xsolla's comprehensive suite of tools and services.
