Senior Go Backend Engineer: Scalable Microservices

Xsolla Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global commerce company in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer. The ideal candidate will design and maintain scalable backend services using Go and Kafka in a microservices architecture. Responsibilities include developing event-driven systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions. Applicants should have 5+ years of experience in backend development and thrive in complex technical environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience in Go or a similar language.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Kafka or equivalent streaming platforms.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and event-based communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for core products.
• Develop event-driven systems using Go and Kafka.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Own your code in production and monitor service performance.

Skills

Backend development in Go

Microservices architecture

Event-driven systems development

Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Kafka or equivalent streaming platforms

Troubleshooting production issues

Tools

Go

Kafka

Temporal

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading global commerce company in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer. The ideal candidate will design and maintain scalable backend services using Go and Kafka in a microservices architecture. Responsibilities include developing event-driven systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions. Applicants should have 5+ years of experience in backend development and thrive in complex technical environments.