Bybit

FinTech

SeniorPrincipalBackendDevelopmentEngineer

$360–600k ~AI est. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit. Skills: Backend Development, AI Engineering, Distributed Systems. Own end-to-end technical solution design. Deliver company-wide technical initiatives”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solvers; Troubleshooting skills; Issue diagnosis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Microservices architecture design, Linux, Middleware internals, 3+ years AI development

Nice to Have

Development and performance tuning, Open-source contributions, Technical blogging, Knowledge sharing, Designing financial systems, Trading systems, High-availability systems, AI-driven observability, Automated operations, Stability governance, Redis, Kafka, Microservices governance, Service discovery, Configuration management systems, High-performance architecture design, AI engineering implementation

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end technical solution design

Deliver company-wide technical initiatives

Lead engineering implementation of AI capabilities

Resolve complex technical challenges

Drive efficiency and quality improvements

Design high-concurrency system architectures

Optimize distributed system architectures

Explore AI applications in capacity planning

Analyze performance bottlenecks

Provide technical support to business teams

Promote adoption of AI + engineering capabilities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Global team; Business teams

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. Responsibilities Own end-to-end technical solution design and delivery for company-wide technical initiatives Lead the engineering implementation of AI capabilities, including but not limited to AI-assisted development, AI code review, AI observability analysis, and AI-driven operations automation Proactively resolve complex technical challenges across business lines, driving improvements in efficiency and quality through technical means Design and optimize high-concurrency, distributed system architectures, and explore AI applications in capacity planning, performance bottleneck analysis, and anomaly detection Provide technical support and training to business teams, promoting the adoption and standardization of AI + engineering capabilities across the organization Requirements I. Core Engineering familiarity with

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