Tech Lead, Japan

About You We are looking for an Tech lead, APAC who combines strong hands-on technical depth with proven people leadership to join our team supporting Xsolla's core business in the APAC market. The ideal candidate is fluent in both Nihongo and English, comfortable acting as the technical bridge between local partners and our global engineering organization, and experienced leading a small team of engineers across regions.

You'll be responsible for understanding and translating local partner requirements into technical solutions, contributing hands-on to web development, and managing and mentoring a small distributed engineering team. This is a role for someone who is equally comfortable in a code review, a partner meeting, and a 1:1 with a direct report.

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. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers reach more players and grow their businesses around the world.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for local partners' requests related to Xsolla's core business, translating business and partner needs into clear technical requirements.
• Design, build, and maintain webpages/web applications supporting local partner and business needs.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a small team of engineers based in other regions, including performance management, career development, and day-to-day technical guidance.
• Collaborate closely with regional business, BD, and product stakeholders to ensure technical delivery aligns with partner and market needs.
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with team leadership responsibilities.
• Drive best practices in code quality, delivery timelines, and engineering processes across the team.
• Communicate effectively across both technical and non-technical, and both Nihongo- and English-speaking, stakeholders.
• Escalate and help resolve technical or partner-facing issues in a timely manner.

Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of overall technical/engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing or leading engineers/engineering teams.
• Fluent in both Nihongo and English (written and spoken).
• Proven experience developing and maintaining webpages/web applications.
• Experience managing distributed or cross-regional teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate between local partner needs and technical execution.
• Comfortable working directly with local partners on requirements gathering and problem-solving.

Nice to Have

• Experience in adtech or offer monetization platforms (strong plus).
• Background in payments, gaming, or digital commerce.
• Experience working with global/cross-functional engineering organizations.

The duties and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time to support the organization's goals and individual growth. This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required. By submitting your application, you consent to Xsolla conducting background checks, where permitted by law, after the final interview stage. All checks will comply with local regulations, and your information will be handled confidentially.Xsolla takes your privacy seriously and will not sell or externally distribute any personal data received during the hiring process. In accordance with applicable data protection laws including the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), Xsolla is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. For any inquiries related to data privacy, please contact: [email protected]

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