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Xsolla company · OPEN ROLE

Xsolla

Senior Backend Engineer - Korea

Seoul, South Korea · Engineering · AI

Company
Help studios sell direct, with payments and the work around a purchase.
Role
Build Go backend services and operate event-driven systems in production.

What you will do

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Responsibilities

  • Designs, builds, and runs backend services that power the core product.
  • Develops event driven systems using Go and Kafka.
  • Builds scalable microservices in Docker and Kubernetes environments.
  • Makes architecture calls that improve performance, resilience, and maintainability.
  • Owns code in production end to end, including monitoring, debugging, and improving it.
  • Takes part in an on call rotation to handle incidents.

What you need

  • Has 5 plus years of backend development experience in Go or a similar language.
  • Has a strong grasp of microservices, distributed systems, and event based communication.
  • Is comfortable with container orchestration like Kubernetes and Docker and with cloud infrastructure.
  • Speaks business level Korean and English.

Good to have

  • Background in gaming, payments, or commerce systems is a plus.
  • Experience in adtech or offer monetization platforms is a plus.
  • Hands on experience with Kafka or a similar streaming platform is a plus.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is a plus.
  • Familiarity with analytical or transactional databases like ClickHouse or Postgres is a plus.
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