Principal Engineer — DevX & AI

Montreal💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-05 → 2026-08-02

Core

Architectural ownership of the agent-readable Shop Builder platform, defining how developers and AI agents interact with foundational capabilities like UI as Data, custom blocks, themes, data binding, catalog, and payments.

Role type

Principal Engineer (Architect)

Builds

Public APIs, documentation, and AI features for the Shop Builder storefront platform

Domain

Payments and commerce for the games industry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Architectural design, API design, platform strategy, hands-on implementation of complex technical challenges

Preferred skills

Experience with headless storefronts, AI agent integration, UI as Data patterns

Technologies

Headless backend, custom blocks, themes, data binding, catalog systems, payments infrastructure

Responsibilities

Define platform exposure standards and formats, set technical standards for the DevX and AI team, architect the agent-readable interface for Shop Builder

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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About xsolla

Computer Games1289Sherman Oaks, CA, USFounded 2005

Xsolla is a global commerce company that builds and provides all the things developers need to launch, grow, and monetize video games. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company supports studios of every size, from indie to AAA, with solutions across direct-to-consumer commerce, intelligent payments, entertainment-based IP, and player engagement products. Xsolla helps developers fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games at scale. Trusted by more than 60% of the top 100 highest-grossing games, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record across 200+ geographies with access to o