Principal AI Agent Development Engineer/Architect Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bybit Limited; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study Growth Fund

Internal Events

Global Collaboration

Career Advancement

Internal Mobility

Job summary

Bybit Limited in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Principal AI Agent Development Engineer/Architect to lead the design of the agent orchestration engine and runtime, unifying tool discovery, registration, and multi‑agent collaboration. You will own the full agent lifecycle from spec through monitoring, ensuring steerable and verifiable systems.

The role requires 6+ years in CS/SE with 3+ years in AI/Agent work, strong Go/Python, and hands‑on experience with orchestration frameworks and LLM integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in CS/SE or related field.
• 6+ years experience including 3+ years in AI/Agent
• 3+ years in AI/Agent development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the agent orchestration engine, runtime, and core primitives.
• Wrap internal systems as MCP servers/sub-agents/agent skills with RBAC and versioning.
• Build toolchains for ADLC: Spec → Eval → Build → Test → Canary → Monitoring.
• Own accuracy, resolution rate, cost, and latency metrics; optimize personalization through data feedback.

Skills

Go or Python

LLM APIs & Prompt Engineering

Production-grade system design

Multi-Agent collaboration

Orchestration frameworks

Cost optimization

PII desensitization & prompt injection

Clear technical communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in CS/SE or related field

Tools

LangGraph

Dify

Eino

Embabel

OpenAI Agents SDK

Job description

Principal AI Agent Development Engineer/Architect

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Agent SDK & Runtime — Design and implement the orchestration engine, runtime, and core primitives; ensure the agentic loop is both steerable and verifiable while remaining conversational and adaptive.
• MCP Matrix Expansion — Wrap internal systems as MCP servers / sub‑agents / agent skills; unify tool discovery, dynamic registration, RBAC, rate limiting, and version management.
• Agent Development Lifecycle (ADLC) — Build toolchains adapted to the non‑deterministic behavior of agents, covering the full loop: Spec → Eval → Build → Test → A/B → Canary → Monitoring → Iteration.
• End-to‑End Ownership of Effectiveness & Cost — Own accuracy, resolution rate, cost, and latency metrics; build agent personalization optimization loops through data feedback.

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree or above in CS/SE or related field; P7: 6+ years (including 3+ years in AI/Agent); P7+: 8+ years with 0‑to‑1 Agent platform experience.
• Engineering Foundation: Proficient in Go or Python; capable of production‑grade system design and TRD documentation.
• LLM Application Engineering: Deep expertise in LLM APIs, Prompt Engineering, ReAct patterns, and context window management (token budgeting / history compression / sub‑agent compression).
• Production-Grade Agent Experience: Full 0‑to‑1 launch with continuous iteration loop — clearly distinguished from Demo/POC work.
• Agent Engineering Practice: Familiar with at least one orchestration framework (LangGraph / Dify / Eino / Embabel / OpenAI Agents SDK, etc.); hands‑on experience with Multi‑Agent collaboration (Agent Teams / parallel / DAG / Handoff).
• Adjacent Agent Capabilities: Deep expertise in at least one of: RAG engineering (vector retrieval, Hybrid Search, Reranking) or evaluation systems (LLM-as-Judge, Golden Set, regression testing, A/B).
• Engineering Mindset: Ability to quantify effectiveness and cost (token optimization thinking); understanding of PII desensitization and prompt injection protection; ability to identify compliance boundaries in financial scenarios.

Bonus Points

• 0‑to‑1 experience building an Agent simulation / benchmarking platform (τ-Bench scale)
• Domain expertise: Crypto AI (risk control / KYC / compliance), AIOps (alert RCA / diagnostic tooling), customer service AI, code AI
• AI security research: published work on prompt injection, jailbreak defense, Smart Contract AI security, etc.
• Open‑source contributions to LangChain / LangGraph / Dify / MCP / Eino / Vercel AI SDK or similar
• Public technical influence: blog posts / conference talks / papers / OSS projects

Why Join Us

At Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment.

Our benefits include:

• Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
• Internal Events: Participate in regular team‑building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
• Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
• Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
• Internal Mobility: Grow with us—your long‑term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.