Senior Go Backend Engineer – Scalable Microservices

Xsolla; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xsolla is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and scale distributed systems using Go, Kafka, and event-driven architectures. You will own backend services in containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes, and contribute to architecture and production reliability.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, observable systems powering games, commerce, and data products.

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.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Temporal, Cadence, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues, analyze system behavior, and drive resolution.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that power core products and platforms.
• Develop event-driven systems using Go, Kafka, and Temporal (or similar orchestration tools).
• Build scalable microservices in containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Drive architecture decisions that improve performance, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Own your code in production, monitor, debug, and continuously improve 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

Go backend development

Kafka

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Observability

Troubleshooting production issues

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Temporal

Cadence

Job description

Xsolla is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and scale distributed systems using Go, Kafka, and event-driven architectures. You will own backend services in containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes, and contribute to architecture and production reliability.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, observable systems powering games, commerce, and data products.