Associate Engineering 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 are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

About the Role

Binance is continuing to improve its industry-leading cryptocurrency exchange and is looking for eager, hard-working problem solvers to evolve the exchange platform with new features and performance improvements. This role is in the backend development team of the exchange platform, solving challenges that arise from running a regulated platform with hundreds of millions of users and 24/7 availability. The position expects a Senior Software Engineer (8+ years) who can also take on team lead duties for small projects and collaborate 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

• 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
• Experience building systems with financial, security, or compliance requirements is a plus
• Experience scaling production databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB is a plus
• Prior experience leading software development teams is a plus
• Experience working with regulators or regulatory requirements is a plus

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
• Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)