Backend Engineer (Java) – KYC Platform, Remote

Binance; Singapore; Remote; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Binance's Know Your Customer Technology Team builds a scalable, high-throughput platform to onboard customers securely. You will design and implement distributed services in Java and Spring, optimize performance, and collaborate with cross-border partners.

We value clear documentation, mentoring junior engineers, and a remote-first culture that enables collaboration across time zones and languages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in building high-throughput distributed applications.
• Proficient in core Java and the Spring Framework.
• Proficient in MySQL, and familiar with at least one NoSQL database.
• Proficient in distributed system design, and familiar with at least one messaging middleware and the underlying design principles.
• A quick learner with the ability to perform under pressure.
• Able to collaborate with the remote team across different time zones.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin is required to be able to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders.
• Performance tuning experience on JVM, SQL, RPC, etc.
• Experience in KYC or Compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to convert business requirements into services with solid code and meaningful tests.
• Proactively initiate performance tuning, troubleshoot incidents, etc.
• Write and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
• Write high quality code, follows best practices and advocates for engineering excellence.
• Collaborate across other engineering teams and mentor junior members of the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

JVM tuning

SQL

NoSQL databases

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Collaboration across time zones

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

MySQL

NoSQL databases

Job description

Binance's Know Your Customer Technology Team builds a scalable, high-throughput platform to onboard customers securely. You will design and implement distributed services in Java and Spring, optimize performance, and collaborate with cross-border partners.

We value clear documentation, mentoring junior engineers, and a remote-first culture that enables collaboration across time zones and languages.