Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++)
- Level
- Principal
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
Bybit's standard text
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.
Job responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design and development of the backend system of the trading core system
- Responsible for system maintenance, upgrade and optimization, overcoming various technical difficulties brought by high concurrency, stability, low latency, etc
- Strong business sense, participate in business design, propose feasible and constructive solutions, and be able to independently write relevant technical documents
- Participate in research and practice of cutting-edge technologies, promote and plan the future technology architecture direction of the platform
Job requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science
- C++ solid foundation, familiar with folly, boost and other open source libraries, studied excellent open source component source code and experience is preferred
- Proficient in NoSQL cache, message queue, search engines, such as Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch, etc
- Skilled in system analysis and design, code refactoring, with experience in large-scale project foundation and application architecture design
- Familiar with the design and application of distributed systems with high traffic, high concurrency, and high performance, and skilled in performance tuning is preferred
- Full stack technical expert/trading system construction experience/memory system construction experience bonus points
Bybit's standard text
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.
What this role asks for
In most of Bybit's ads
Blockchain
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
39% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Bybit's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Bybit's other open jobs.
The team: Derivatives Business Unit (DBU) HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 4 open in Derivatives Business Unit (DBU). 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Blockchain (4 of 4), C++ (3 of 4), Kafka (2 of 4), Linux (2 of 4), Redis (2 of 4)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Principal Backend Development Engineer (C++) posted Oct 28
- Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++) posted Oct 2
- Principal Backend Development Engineer posted Jul 23
From the team and dates on Bybit's own job board.
Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in Abu Dhabi, UAE; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first posted 3 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 3 October 2026 – open
- 3 October 2026 – open (this posting)
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