Bybit

FinTech

HeadofTradingTechnology

AED 1200–2000k ~AI est. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Head of Trading Technology at Bybit. Skills: Trading technology, Exchange infrastructure, Low-latency systems, Risk control. Define architecture strategy. Lead architecture strategy”

Industry & Context.

FinTech

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

15+ years trading technology experience, 5+ years leadership experience, Deep understanding electronic trading, Hands-on C++ expertise, Hands-on Linux systems expertise, Hands-on Networking expertise, Hands-on Concurrency expertise, Hands-on Low-latency architecture expertise, Hands-on Memory optimization expertise, Hands-on Lock-free systems expertise, Hands-on Binary protocols expertise, Hands-on Tail-latency optimization expertise, Experience building resilient systems, Experience building observable systems, Experience building replayable systems, Experience building auditable systems

Nice to Have

Exchange matching engines experience, OMSS experience, DMA platforms experience, Clearing systems experience, Post-trade systems experience, FIX protocol experience, FIXP protocol experience, SBE protocol experience, OUCH protocol experience, ITCH protocol experience, Multicast market data experience, Multicast replay infrastructure experience, PTP experience, IEEE 1588 experience, DPDK experience, RDMA experience, FPGA-aware systems experience, Pre-trade risk frameworks experience, Market-access control frameworks experience, High-availability trading infrastructure experience, Disaster recovery architecture experience, Institutional-grade audit experience, Institutional-grade surveillance experience

What You'll Do.

Define architecture strategy

Lead architecture strategy

Drive design optimization

Optimize ultra-low-latency systems

Standardize trading system architecture

Build regulator-ready infrastructure

Lead risk control architecture

Establish performance standards

Establish performance methodologies

Lead architecture reviews

Lead incident reviews

Lead resilience testing

Lead capacity planning

Lead production-readiness governance

Partner with product teams

Partner with compliance teams

Partner with security teams

Partner with business teams

Partner with risk teams

Partner with regulatory teams

Recruit trading technology staff

Mentor trading technology staff

Scale trading technology organization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Partner with product; Partner with compliance; Partner with security; Partner with business; Partner with risk; Partner with regulatory

Full Job Description

About Us Established in 2018, Bybit is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. Powered by world-class technology and a user-first mindset, Bybit delivers a seamless ecosystem across trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 — connecting users to the future of digital finance. Our core values define how we build. We listen, care and improve to create products and experiences that put users first. Backed by a global team of ambitious builders, problem-solvers, and innovators, we foster a high-performance and fast-moving environment where talent is empowered to drive real impact at the global scale. Supported by 24/7 multilingual customer service and a strong commitment to innovation, we are shaping the future of finance through technology, collaboration, and bold execution. Today, Bybit is recognized as one of the most trusted and transparent platforms in the digital asset industry, continuing to expand its global presence while building the infrastructure for the next generation of financial services. About the Role Bybit is building the next generation of regulated digital-asset market infrastructure. We are seeking a senior technology leader to drive the evolution of our core trading systems toward CME/Nasdaq-grade exchange infrastructure — ultra-low-latency, deterministic, resilient, auditable, risk-controlled, and regulator-ready by design. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for shaping the architecture, performance, resilience, and institutional readiness of Bybit’s core exchange infrastructure globally. The ideal candidate has built or led mission-critical trading systems within exchanges, broker-dealers, HFT firms, market makers, clearing firms, or large-scale financial market infrastructure organizations. Responsibilities Define and lead the long-term architecture strategy for Bybit’s

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