Principal Backend Development Engineer(Risk)

Bybit; Kampung Malaysia Tambahan; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bybit is seeking an experienced backend engineer in Kuala Lumpur to design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend systems for Trading Risk. You will work on real-time risk controls, limit management, and risk platforms within a distributed, fault-tolerant architecture.

The role focuses on Go as the primary language, with opportunities to leverage C++ or Java backgrounds. You'll own the full engineering lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable risk

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience with Go, C++, or Java.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, OS, networks, databases, concurrency.
• Experience building high-concurrency, distributed backend systems.
• Hands-on with relational databases, Redis, and messaging/streaming systems such as Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for Trading Risk, including real-time risk controls and monitoring.
• Build reliable, scalable distributed systems with focus on correctness and fault recovery.
• Develop real-time data processing pipelines and risk data infrastructure.
• Own end-to-end engineering lifecycle: design, implement, test, deploy, and troubleshoot.

Skills

Go

C++

Java

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Data structures

Databases

Kafka

Redis

Problem solving

Tools

Kafka

Redis

Linux

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for Trading Risk, including real-time risk controls, limit management, risk monitoring, and internal risk platforms.
• Build reliable and scalable distributed systems with a strong focus on correctness, availability, concurrency, and fault recovery.
• Develop and maintain real-time data processing pipelines and risk-related data infrastructure.
• Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, including technical design, implementation, testing, integration, production rollout, and troubleshooting.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive technical solutions and project delivery.
• Participate in system design reviews, code reviews, production incident investigation, and continuous reliability improvements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of backend development experience with strong proficiency in Go, C++, or Java. Go is the primary development language for this role, and candidates with strong C++ or Java backgrounds are welcome to apply.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, databases, and concurrent programming.
• Experience designing and building high-concurrency and distributed backend systems.
• Solid understanding of concurrency control, data consistency, idempotency, retries, timeouts, message processing, and failure recovery.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, Redis, and messaging or streaming systems such as Kafka.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently design and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Strong ownership, engineering discipline, and hands-on experience in coding, integration, and production troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in trading, risk, financial systems, payments, or other high-reliability backend systems.
• Familiarity with trading concepts such as orders, positions, margin, account assets, market data, or risk-control systems.
• Experience with real-time data processing or analytical systems such as Flink, Doris, ClickHouse, or similar technologies.