Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Microservices (Remote)

Binance.US; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Binance.US is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend to design, develop, test, and operate reliable backend services that power our crypto exchange platform. You will own features across the SDLC, build scalable microservices, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance systems.

The role requires strong Java expertise, experience with Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, databases, messaging systems, and cloud/deployment tools such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs using Java and related technologies.
• Own backend features and projects throughout the software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance.
• Design scalable, reliable, and performant services for high-throughput applications, applying sound principles for distributed systems, data integrity, security, and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, Security, Compliance, and other Engineering teams to translate business and technical requirements into effective solutions.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, messaging systems, and other backend components supporting Binance.US products and internal platforms.
• Participate in technical design and code reviews, contributing to engineering standards and identifying opportunities to improve system architecture, code quality, and maintainability.
• Build appropriate automated testing, monitoring, logging, and observability into services to support reliable production operations.
• Investigate production issues, participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, and implement solutions that improve system reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and technical debt and implement pragmatic improvements that increase scalability, resiliency, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.

Job description

Binance.US is seeking a Software Engineer, Backend to design, develop, test, and operate reliable backend services that power our crypto exchange platform. You will own features across the SDLC, build scalable microservices, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance systems.

The role requires strong Java expertise, experience with Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, databases, messaging systems, and cloud/deployment tools such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.