Senior Technical Director

About the job

Location: Hong Kong/ Abu Dhabi/ Malaysia

About Us

Established in March 2018, Bybit is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, with more than 70 million registered users. We offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. We provide innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strive to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.

Our core values define us. We listen, care, and improve to create a faster, fairer, and more humane trading environment for our users. Our innovative, highly advanced, user-friendly platform has been designed from the ground-up using best-in-class infrastructure to provide our users with the industry's safest, fastest, fairest, and most transparent trading experience. Built on customer-centric values, we endeavour to provide a professional, 24/7 multi-language customer support to help in a timely manner.

As of today, Bybit is one of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms in the space.

About the Role

Bybit is seeking a Trading Technology Head to own the architecture, evolution, and security of our trading systems — the core engine driving billions in daily transactions across Spot, Perpetuals, Futures, and Options markets.

This is a mission-critical leadership role at the intersection of ultra-low-latency engineering and high-stakes trading innovation. You will lead multiple specialized engineering teams, set our technology vision, and ensure our infrastructure scales seamlessly with market growth, new product launches, and the demands of a 24/7 crypto market.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the entire trading technology domain — including matching engine, market data systems, market connectivity, risk control modules, core infrastructure, and trading security.
• Oversee multiple high-performance engineering teams (Matching Engine, Market Data & Connectivity, Risk & Compliance Tech, Infrastructure & Security), aligning technical priorities with Bybit’s product and business strategy.
• Partner closely with Spot, Perpetuals, Futures, and Options trading desks to ensure technology evolves in step with market trends, liquidity demands, and new product launches.
• Architect and optimize trading systems for sub-millisecond execution, high throughput, and exchange-grade resilience — designed to thrive under peak crypto market volatility.
• Set technical vision, architecture standards, and performance benchmarks that meet and exceed traditional exchange expectations.
• Lead security-first engineering, safeguarding systems against exploits, latency abuse, and other market integrity threats.
• Drive a culture of continuous innovation, adopting the best from both traditional finance and Web3-native architectures (e.g., hybrid matching models, on-chain settlement).
• Act as executive sponsor for major technology programs — managing budgets, vendor relationships, resources, and cross-departmental delivery.

Key Requirements

• Proven leadership experience building and scaling trading technology at a crypto exchange, stock exchange, HFT firm, or securities trading platform.
• Hands-on experience or deep technical expertise in trading infrastructure and trading engine architecture, including low-latency matching, order routing, and market data dissemination.
• Strong programming background, with mastery of C++ for high-performance, low-latency systems.
• Strategic leader who remains technically engaged in key architectural decisions, system optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of market microstructure for both crypto and traditional asset classes.
• Proven ability to deliver high-performance systems that scale reliably under extreme load and meet exchange-grade SLAs.
• Fluency in Chinese required; English proficiency is preferred for global collaboration.

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.

About the job

Location: Hong Kong/ Abu Dhabi/ Malaysia

About Us

Established in March 2018, Bybit is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, with more than 70 million registered users. We offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. We provide innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strive to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.

Our core values define us. We listen, care, and improve to create a faster, fairer, and more humane trading environment for our users. Our innovative, highly advanced, user-friendly platform has been designed from the ground-up using best-in-class infrastructure to provide our users with the industry's safest, fastest, fairest, and most transparent trading experience. Built on customer-centric values, we endeavour to provide a professional, 24/7 multi-language customer support to help in a timely manner.

As of today, Bybit is one of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms in the space.

About the Role

Bybit is seeking a Trading Technology Head to own the architecture, evolution, and security of our trading systems — the core engine driving billions in daily transactions across Spot, Perpetuals, Futures, and Options markets.

This is a mission-critical leadership role at the intersection of ultra-low-latency engineering and high-stakes trading innovation. You will lead multiple specialized engineering teams, set our technology vision, and ensure our infrastructure scales seamlessly with market growth, new product launches, and the demands of a 24/7 crypto market.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the entire trading technology domain — including matching engine, market data systems, market connectivity, risk control modules, core infrastructure, and trading security.
• Oversee multiple high-performance engineering teams (Matching Engine, Market Data & Connectivity, Risk & Compliance Tech, Infrastructure & Security), aligning technical priorities with Bybit’s product and business strategy.
• Partner closely with Spot, Perpetuals, Futures, and Options trading desks to ensure technology evolves in step with market trends, liquidity demands, and new product launches.
• Architect and optimize trading systems for sub-millisecond execution, high throughput, and exchange-grade resilience — designed to thrive under peak crypto market volatility.
• Set technical vision, architecture standards, and performance benchmarks that meet and exceed traditional exchange expectations.
• Lead security-first engineering, safeguarding systems against exploits, latency abuse, and other market integrity threats.
• Drive a culture of continuous innovation, adopting the best from both traditional finance and Web3-native architectures (e.g., hybrid matching models, on-chain settlement).
• Act as executive sponsor for major technology programs — managing budgets, vendor relationships, resources, and cross-departmental delivery.

Key Requirements

• Proven leadership experience building and scaling trading technology at a crypto exchange, stock exchange, HFT firm, or securities trading platform.
• Hands-on experience or deep technical expertise in trading infrastructure and trading engine architecture, including low-latency matching, order routing, and market data dissemination.
• Strong programming background, with mastery of C++ for high-performance, low-latency systems.
• Strategic leader who remains technically engaged in key architectural decisions, system optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Deep understanding of market microstructure for both crypto and traditional asset classes.
• Proven ability to deliver high-performance systems that scale reliably under extreme load and meet exchange-grade SLAs.
• Fluency in Chinese required; English proficiency is preferred for global collaboration.

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.