Senior Rust Engineer （Performance engineering)

Binance; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home arrangement

Job summary

Binance is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and optimize highly reliable services that handle large traffic. You will build scalable backend systems and APIs, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to tackle complex technical challenges.

Requirements include 5+ years in software engineering, proficiency in Rust (or C++), experience with asynchronous programming (Tokio/async-std), and strong Linux performance know‑how. A BS in CS, Math, or related field is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing backend services and APIs.
• Proficient in Rust or C++ with strong safety and performance focus.
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design reliable backend services able to handle traffic fluctuations.
• Monitor backend performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize.
• Develop scalable backend systems, services, and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve complex challenges.

Skills

Backend design

High-traffic systems

Collaboration

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related fields

Tools

Rust

C++

Tokio / async-std

Linux performance tuning

Perf / FlameGraph / Cachegrind / Criterion

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

Requirements

• Design highly reliable services capable of handling significant traffic fluctuations
• Monitor backend performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement effective optimizations
• Design and develop scalable backend systems, services, and APIs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges

Responsibilities

• Over 5 years of software engineering experience with a solid foundation in backend systems
• Proficient in Rust, with deep understanding of Ownership, Lifetime, and safety boundaries; or proficient in C++, able to write robust and efficient code
• Familiar with Tokio / async-std, with experience in asynchronous and multithreaded concurrent programming
• Experience in system-level performance optimization, familiar with caching, memory pools, object reuse, and other optimization techniques
• Familiar with network technologies such as TCP, UDP Multicast, epoll, io_uring
• Familiar with Linux performance tuning including CPU Affinity, isolcpus, IRQ Affinity
• Proficient in using performance analysis and benchmarking tools such as perf, FlameGraph, Cachegrind, Criterion
• Practical experience in deploying software in production environments, proficient with Linux
• Solid educational background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related fields

Bonus Points

• Experience in high-performance system development and performance optimization with C++ / Rust
• Experience extending production databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB
• Experience building trading systems (exchange experience preferred) or financial/security constrained systems

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

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