ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a
Senior Frontend Engineer who is creative, detail-oriented, and passionate about crafting exceptional user experiences to join our frontend engineering team in Kuala Lumpur. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to build modern, scalable web interfaces that deliver seamless experiences for game developers and players worldwide.
Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript is essential, along with deep expertise in modern JavaScript, responsive design, and frontend architecture. The ability to translate product vision into polished, performant UI components while balancing code quality, UX excellence, and delivery speed will be key to your success in this role.
If you're passionate about creating intuitive, high-performance interfaces and love building tools that empower the gaming industry, we would love to hear from you!
ABOUT US
Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
For more information, visit xsolla.com.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain modern, scalable, and responsive web interfaces using React and TypeScript.
Translate product designs and user stories into high-quality, functional UI components.
Optimize performance for speed and scalability across browsers and devices.
Refactor legacy code to align with current best practices and architectural patterns.
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code using modern frontend tooling.
Implement effective state management strategies and integrate with REST/GraphQL APIs.
Participate in and lead frontend design reviews and architecture discussions.
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver features end-to-end.
Contribute to planning, estimation, and delivery tracking of new features and technical improvements.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, UI bugs, and UX inconsistencies.
Mentor peers, provide constructive code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Requirements
6+ years of professional experience in software development.
4+ years of hands-on experience with React (and ideally TypeScript).
Deep knowledge of JavaScript/ES6+, HTML5, CSS3, and Web APIs.
Experience with responsive design systems, CSS-in-JS.
Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, WebSockets, and real-time data handling.
Comfortable working with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile collaboration tools.
Exposure to testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Playwright etc.
Nice to have
Experience with microfrontend or monorepo architectures.
Strong understanding of design systems and scalable component architectures.
Experience integrating third-party identity/auth systems (e.g., SSO, OAuth2).
Proficiency with Next.js, SSR/SSG, and hybrid rendering strategies.
A deep appreciation for UX polish, animation, and interaction design.
Animation systems like Lottie, Rive etc.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. 
