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Job description
Bybit is hiring a Principal Backend Development Engineer — a full-time, based in Abu Dhabi, AE role. Apply directly on Bybit's careers page below.
Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++)
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Department: Derivatives Business Unit (DBU)
About Us
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Develop and maintain trading tool modules, including trading strategies and trading bots.
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Design highly scalable and reliable trading tool engines.
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Participate in technical design reviews and code reviews.
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Build system observability infrastructure, including monitoring, alerting, distributed tracing, and logging.
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Participate in production incident investigations and post-mortem reviews.
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Take ownership of code quality and reliability for services running in production, ensuring stability, performance, and minimal downtime (24x7 environment).
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3+ years of Go development experience, with a deep understanding of Go's concurrency model, memory model, and garbage collection (GC) mechanisms.
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Experience designing high-concurrency, low-latency systems, with familiarity with common performance bottlenecks and optimization techniques.
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Familiarity with messaging middlewares such as Aeron, Kafka and Redis Streams, and their applications in streaming data architectures.
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Strong engineering discipline, with an emphasis on clean, maintainable code, thorough code reviews, and a strong sense of accountability for production systems.
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Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).
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Experience with C++ and/or Java in low-latency environments.
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Familiarity with FIX protocol and SBE (Simple Binary Encoding).
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit?
The required skills for Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit include: Go, Kafka, C++, Java.
What is the seniority level for Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit?
Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit is a Principal level position.
How do I apply for Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit?
You can view the full description and apply for Principal Backend Development Engineer at Bybit on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/bybit-principal-backend-development-engineer-c-ys7rk.