Xsolla reviews

3.0

37% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)
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Shurick Agapitov

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Xsolla has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Xsolla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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155 reviews
1.0
Jun 24, 2025
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Pros

You’ll get paid well to witness a live-fire corporate experiment. Bring popcorn.

Cons

The company increasingly feels like a personal testing ground for the founder, Shurik Agapitov. Employee time, ideas, processes -- even basic stability seem to carry little to no weight in his decisions. Disagree with a directive or fail to deliver on something outside your actual role? Expect HR to show up and terminate your contract. Yes, you’ll likely receive compensation, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a powder keg. There’s been a hiring spree of Directors and VPs that borders on parody. If we don’t already have a VP of Coffee Brewing, it’s probably in the works. The individual responsible for these hires -- let’s call him Grubt “The Money Waster” Ways -- appears unsure of what he wants, and it shows. HR is fully occupied recruiting C-level talent that tends to resign within months without leaving a meaningful trace. Massive budgets are burned while technical departments fall into the red, unable to secure raises or competitive salaries. Meanwhile, trusted, experienced and competent people are walking away, unwilling to tolerate the chaos. The leadership circle hires friends from previous ventures who often contribute little -- some quite literally do nothing. The technical stack is in decay and largely abandoned, barely save for one functioning product: payments. Survival has become the unspoken priority. Be aware: the HR department functions more like a revolving door than a professional gatekeeper. Screening is superficial at best, and hiring decisions often appear based on vague impressions or internal politics rather than skill or fit. If you're looking for a quick paycheque, polish your LinkedIn, talk a good game during interviews, and don’t worry too much about actual qualifications -- they likely won’t be checked. Once hired, expect little in the way of onboarding, structure, or support. Just keep your resume updated, because odds are you’ll either burn out or be shown the door before you find your bearings.

3.0
Dec 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I really like my colleagues, they are great, initiative, proactive, smart, with sense of humor. You can manage your time by yourself, no micromanagement

Cons

A lot of pressure, unjustified layoffs with absurd reasons. Some processes and decisions are not transparent. Overtime managers are not paid. they broadcast in the media that they value their employees (human capital), in fact this is not so: dismissals without reason, overtime, reduction of benefits, salary do not always grow within the agreed time frame if the agreed results have been achieved

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3.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place if you want to grow technically. Always learning new things and they actually stay up to date with current tech. Teammates are mostly cool people. Not kiasu like other companies in Malaysia where everyone’s backstabbing each other. No micromanagement, very flexible. They care about what you deliver, not about watching you work.

Cons

Feel completely betrayed by senior management. They keep hiring VPs left and right with random job titles, then turn around and say “company’s not profitable” when it’s time for our bonuses and increments. Peanuts for us developers while they’re throwing money at executives. The audacity - right after telling us there’s no budget, they post job ads as the HIGHEST PAYING company for a data scientist role they’re hiring. Like? So there’s money for new hires and VPs but not for the people already here busting their bottoms? Makes you feel terrible as a developer. We’re the ones building the product but the budget apparently only exists for executives with overlapping roles and external talent. Zero respect for loyalty.

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