Lead Backend Engineer, Real-Time Trading Risk

Bybit; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Bybit is seeking a backend engineer to design and maintain trading risk systems in Abu Dhabi. You will build real-time data pipelines, ensure reliability, and own features end-to-end from design to production support.

The role requires strong backend fundamentals, experience with Go or C++/Java, and hands-on work with Kafka and data stores to ensure data consistency and low latency. Collaboration across Risk and Data Platform teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong backend fundamentals and distributed systems knowledge.
• Proficiency in Go, or C++/Java with Go willingness.
• Hands-on with Kafka and databases, caching, concurrency, data consistency.
• Strong problem-solving, system design, ownership, and production troubleshooting.
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for Trading Risk.
• Build and optimize real-time data processing pipelines with reliability and data consistency.
• Independently own projects from design through deployment and production troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with Risk, Data Platform, and other engineering teams on cross-functional projects.
• Participate in technical design reviews and drive engineering quality improvements.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Go

C++ / Java

Kafka

Data consistency

Concurrency

System design

Production troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Kafka

Doris

ClickHouse

Flink

Job description

Bybit is seeking a backend engineer to design and maintain trading risk systems in Abu Dhabi. You will build real-time data pipelines, ensure reliability, and own features end-to-end from design to production support.

The role requires strong backend fundamentals, experience with Go or C++/Java, and hands-on work with Kafka and data stores to ensure data consistency and low latency. Collaboration across Risk and Data Platform teams is essential.