Principal Engineer

Xsolla
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 180,000 - 250,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Senior backend engineering leader focused on identity and access management (IAM) and Golang backend development. Architect and drive a next-generation identity platform with SSO, federation, and secure token handling at global scale; collaborate across security, DevOps, and platform teams to embed Zero Trust and governance; mentor teams and ensure scalable, compliant identity features for players and developers.

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Xsolla
Xsolla
10 months ago

Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior backend engineering leader focused on identity and access management (IAM) and Golang backend development. Architect and drive a next-generation identity platform with SSO, federation, and secure token handling at global scale; collaborate across security, DevOps, and platform teams to embed Zero Trust and governance; mentor teams and ensure scalable, compliant identity features for players and developers.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and lead the design of Xsolla’s next-generation identity platform, supporting authentication, authorization, single sign-on (SSO), and account federation across internal and external services.
  • •Develop high-performance Golang microservices that manage user identity, access tokens, and permission enforcement at global scale.
  • •Collaborate closely with security, DevOps, and platform engineering teams to embed Zero Trust principles and standardize access governance across services.
  • •Integrate modern IAM standards and protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, SCIM) to enhance developer experience and partner integrations.
  • •Mentor and coach engineering teams on secure service design, identity best practices, and cross-service communication patterns.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 180,000 - 250,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years in backend or systems engineering, including 5+ years designing and implementing IAM or authentication services.
  • •Expert-level skills in Golang, with experience building and scaling distributed, event-driven microservices.
  • •Proven track record with identity federation, token management, and access control systems.
  • •In-depth understanding of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, SCIM).
  • •Experience building high-availability systems in Kubernetes-based environments using AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Experience:10+ yearsIAMAuthenticationBackendGolangKubernetesCloud
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Tech Stack:GolangKubernetesAWSGCPAzureOAuth2OIDCSAMLSCIMJWTHashiCorp VaultAWS KMS

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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