Senior Backend Engineer — Japan

Xsolla
Tokyo
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Detail-oriented","Proactive","Highly collaborative","Ability to troubleshoot","Knowledge sharing"]

Design and build scalable backend services and core platform capabilities, including event-driven systems using Go and Kafka. Develop and maintain microservices in containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes, and make architecture decisions that improve performance, resiliency, and maintainability. Own code in production with monitoring, debugging, and continuous improvements, while collaborating with product, design, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions, including automated testing and CI/CD practices.

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Xsolla
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Senior Backend Engineer — Japan

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Job Summary

Design and build scalable backend services and core platform capabilities, including event-driven systems using Go and Kafka. Develop and maintain microservices in containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes, and make architecture decisions that improve performance, resiliency, and maintainability. Own code in production with monitoring, debugging, and continuous improvements, while collaborating with product, design, and QA to deliver end-to-end solutions, including automated testing and CI/CD practices.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain backend services that power core products and platforms.
  • •Develop event-driven systems using Go and Kafka.
  • •Build scalable microservices in containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • •Drive architecture decisions to improve performance, resiliency, and maintainability.
  • •Monitor, debug, and continuously improve service performance and reliability, including writing automated tests and following CI/CD best practices.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of backend development experience in Go or a similar language.
  • •Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and event-based communication.
  • •Experience building and operating cloud-native/containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • •Ability to troubleshoot production issues, analyze system behavior, and drive resolution.
  • •Business-level proficiency in Japanese is required.
Experience:GamingPaymentsCommerceAdtechOffer monetization platforms
Skills:Detail-orientedProactiveHighly collaborativeAbility to troubleshootKnowledge sharing
Languages:Japanese
Tech Stack:GoKafkaDockerKubernetesCI/CDRedisAWSGCPAzureClickHousePostgresCI CDContainer orchestrationMicroservices

Company Brief

Xsolla
Provides payment, billing, distribution and commerce solutions for video game developers and publishers, enabling in-game purchases, store infrastructure, fraud protection, and global payment processing to monetize games across platforms and regions.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2005
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