Senior Backend Development Engineer - Bybit

Bybit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the role

This is a senior backend engineering role at Bybit in Kuala Lumpur, building financial and wealth management backend systems in Golang. It suits a backend engineer with at least three years of experience who can own a module end to end. The role sits within Bybit's engineering organization supporting its global crypto exchange platform.

What you’ll do

  • Serve as Module Owner designing, developing and maintaining financial backend modules using Golang
  • Independently design technical solutions and participate in system architecture discussions
  • Own MySQL table structure design, SQL authoring and performance optimization
  • Use Redis and Kafka for caching strategies and asynchronous messaging
  • Participate in system monitoring, alerting and troubleshooting
  • Write technical documentation and participate in code reviews

What they’re looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related major
  • 3+ years of backend development experience
  • Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, OS principles and networking
  • Proficiency in Golang, C++, Java or Rust
  • Familiarity with MySQL index optimization, transaction isolation and slow query analysis
  • Familiarity with Redis caching solutions for penetration and avalanche issues
  • Understanding of Kafka/RocketMQ message queues and gRPC/Thrift RPC frameworks
  • Familiarity with Linux operations and troubleshooting
  • Proficiency with Git and understanding of CI/CD

Nice to have

  • Experience in financial or wealth management business development
  • Experience in distributed system design including distributed transactions and consistency
  • Development experience with blockchain-related projects
  • Proficiency with AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT
  • A personal technical blog or open-source contributions

What’s on offer

  • Study growth fund for professional development
  • Internal events and team-building activities
  • Global collaboration with an international team
  • Career advancement and internal mobility opportunities

Questions about this role

How many years of experience do I need?

3 years or more of backend development experience.

Do I need a degree?

A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related major.

What languages does the role use?

Primarily Golang, with C++, Java or Rust also accepted.

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