Development Lead

Binance; Singapore; Remote; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Binance in Singapore is seeking a Senior Backend Architect to define and guide the long-term architecture for the platform. You will drive design across services to ensure scalability, reliability, and security, while aligning with business goals.

You will mentor a team of architects and engineers, push for observability and modern infrastructure, and lead hiring and onboarding to build a high-performance backend organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years backend engineering, including 3+ years in lead roles.
• Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems.
• Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js).
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, API design.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern infrastructure practices.
• Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with goals.
• Oversee system design across services for scalability, reliability and security.
• Establish architectural standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-offs.
• Drive modernization initiatives and reduce technical debt.
• Champion observability, performance engineering, and ops excellence.
• Lead, mentor, and grow backend architects and senior engineers.
• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
• Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team.
• Foster culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate cross-team initiatives and resolve conflicts.

Skills

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Java

Go

Python

Node.js

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

API design

Observability

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals
• Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
• Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
• Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
• Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or principal role
• Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
• Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
• Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
• Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
• Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills