Backend Engineer (PHP/Golang) for Scalable Gaming

Xsolla; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Career roadmap

Professional development

Job summary

Xsolla is seeking a Backend Engineer who is curious, collaborative, and eager to grow in a fast-paced, highly collaborative setting. You will develop and maintain scalable backend services powering games for developers and players worldwide.

Ideal candidates have strong PHP and/or Golang skills, with solid knowledge of algorithms, database design, and software engineering principles. You will write clean, testable code and contribute to a team-focused development environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in programming and backend development of industrial web applications using PHP and/or Golang.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Understanding of decomposition principles, OOP, and design patterns.
• Ability to write testable code, including unit and functional tests.
• Good command of SQL, database design, and OLTP/OLAP approaches.
• Ability to participate effectively in team-based development.
• English proficiency at B2 level.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain new functionality.
• Design and implement new services to support product features.
• Proactively propose ideas for improving the product.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Own your code in production by monitoring, debugging, and continuously improving service performance and reliability.
• Write automated tests and follow CI/CD best practices to ensure high-quality deployments.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing across teams.

Skills

PHP

Golang

Algorithms

Data structures

SQL

OOP

Design patterns

Unit tests

CI/CD

Docker

Tools

Docker

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Xsolla is seeking a Backend Engineer who is curious, collaborative, and eager to grow in a fast-paced, highly collaborative setting. You will develop and maintain scalable backend services powering games for developers and players worldwide.

Ideal candidates have strong PHP and/or Golang skills, with solid knowledge of algorithms, database design, and software engineering principles. You will write clean, testable code and contribute to a team-focused development environment.