Lead Backend Development Engineer
Summary
Lead backend engineer building and scaling Bybit’s AI gateway and high-traffic ingress systems for a global crypto exchange.
Lead Backend Development Engineer at Bybit.
About the role
Bybit is seeking a technical lead to architect and maintain our AI gateway platform and core ingress infrastructure. You will manage high-concurrency traffic systems while building out observability and routing governance for a global digital asset exchange.
Key facts
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Engagement: Full-time
What you'll do
- Design and implement a unified access layer that handles multi-model, multi-cloud, and multi-vendor AI environments.
- Build standardized monitoring, security auditing, and automated data flow management for AI ecosystems.
- Develop and optimize core traffic ingress gateway features, including authentication, rate limiting, circuit breaking, and canary releases.
- Improve system stability through performance tuning for high-concurrency and low-latency requirements.
- Enhance disaster recovery, multi-cluster deployment, and elastic scaling capabilities.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Golang, Python, or Lua, with a strong grasp of algorithms and data structures.
- Practical experience with mainstream LLM API specifications and multi-model integration.
- Hands-on background managing AI-specific technical hurdles like streaming (SSE) and long-lived connections.
- Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, HTTP/2, and gRPC protocols.
- Experience with the internals or plugin development of gateway components such as Nginx, OpenResty, APISIX, or Kong.
- Self-driven mindset with the ability to own technical modules independently.
- Strong analytical skills and a collaborative approach to solving complex engineering problems.
Skills & tools
- Languages: Golang, Python, Lua
- Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, HTTP/2, gRPC, SSE
- Infrastructure: Nginx, OpenResty, APISIX, Kong, Multi-cloud environments
Practical notes
- Benefits include a study growth fund for professional development, internal mobility programs, and regular team-building events.
- You will work within a diverse, international team with clear paths for career advancement.