Senior Rust Engineer & Associate Team Lead (C/C++ to Rust), Trading Technologies

About the Company

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We leverage digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem and improve financial access worldwide.

About the Role

This position sits in the backend development team of the exchange platform. You will work on high-performance, highly-available systems supporting hundreds of millions of users and 24/7 availability. The role is Senior Software Engineer level (8+ years) with associate team lead responsibilities managing 2–4 developers on small projects and collaborating with external teams.

Responsibilities

• Write backend systems that are performant, reliable, and secure
• Maintain, improve, and expand the automated test suite
• Review code and uphold high engineering standards and development practices
• Design and architect highly available, scalable, and high-performance backend services and APIs
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement effective solutions
• Contribute to the long-term technical vision and scalability of the platform
• Lead teams of 2–4 developers on small to medium-sized projects and assume team leadership when the Team Lead is unavailable
• Collaborate effectively with internal and cross-functional teams and make sound technical and business decisions when required

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience (Senior level)
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications
• Experience deploying and operating software in production environments
• Solid understanding of Linux systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• Plus: experience building systems with financial, security, or compliance requirements
• Plus: experience scaling production databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB
• Plus: prior experience leading software development teams and working with regulators or regulatory requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning in a results-driven environment
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a flat, user-centric global organization
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy
• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the business team)

Additional Information

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce.

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