Engineering Lead (Rust/C++), Trading Technologies

Asiafull-timeJun 02, 20260 viewsEngineering
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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.

We are building the next generation of cryptocurrency exchange infrastructure and are seeking passionate, driven engineers who thrive on solving complex problems. In this role, you will help evolve a highly scalable, always-on trading platform, continuously delivering new features, performance optimizations, and reliability improvements to support our rapidly growing global user base.

As part of our Backend Engineering team, you will work on the core exchange platform that has helped Binance become one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. You'll tackle unique technical challenges associated with operating a mission-critical system that serves tens of millions of users while maintaining 24/7 availability, high throughput, and low latency.

We are looking for a Backend Engineering Team Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in systems programming languages such as Rust, C++, C, or other compiled languages with proven leadership and people management experience. You should be comfortable guiding engineers, driving technical excellence, and leading the delivery of scalable, high-performance backend systems.

This position will initially be an individual contributor role, with a clear path toward leadership responsibilities as the team continues to grow and organizational needs evolve. We are looking for someone who can contribute at a high technical level today while demonstrating the potential to lead and scale the team in the future.

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About Binance

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, offering a comprehensive ecosystem of crypto products and services.

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Job Details

RegionAsia Pacific
Job Typefull-time
PostedJun 02, 2026
Visa SponsorshipNo
Closesin 60 days

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