Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit – Kuala Lumpur | Jobyssey

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

Develop and maintain core market data modules

Design and optimize real-time market data computation and low-latency push pipelines

Tune system performance under high-concurrency, high-throughput scenarios to ensure accuracy and timeliness of market data

Participate in technical design reviews and code reviews

Build system observability infrastructure, including monitoring & alerting, distributed tracing, and logging systems

Participate in production incident investigation and post-mortem reviews

Requirements

3+ years of Go development experience; solid understanding of Go's concurrency model, memory model, and GC mechanics

Experience designing high-concurrency, low-latency systems; familiar with common performance bottlenecks and optimization techniques

Familiar with message queues (Kafka / Redis Streams, etc.) in data streaming architectures

Proficient with real-time data transport protocols such as WebSocket and gRPC

Strong engineering discipline — clean code structure and a habit of conducting code reviews

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.

Principal Backend Development Engineer

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