Backend Engineer working with Go to build reliable and scalable backend systems for Xsolla. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and performance in deployment.
Responsibilities
Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems.
Own implementation from design to deployment, ensuring maintainability and performance.
Participate in architectural discussions and offer informed technical input.
Refactor legacy codebases to improve structure and efficiency while maintaining feature continuity.
Drive production readiness by handling incident response, root cause analysis, and observability improvements.
Write clear, testable, and well-documented code, emphasizing quality and automation.
Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews and design discussions.
Advocate for sound software development practices and continuous improvement.
Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align on objectives and deliverables.
Contribute to technical scoping and estimation for features and infrastructure work.
Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve the developer experience.
Requirements
6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
2+ years of hands-on experience with **Go (Golang**) in production environments.
Strong experience working with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
Proficient with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm.
Familiarity with messaging systems like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
Comfortable using Git and CI/CD tooling in collaborative workflows.
Working knowledge of frontend technologies, especially React and/or Next.js.
Basic understanding of cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
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