Principal Crypto Capital Risk Engineer
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As a Principal Crypto Capital Risk Engineer at Bybit, you build and lead risk control capabilities for one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges serving over 80 million users. You design blockchain transaction risk strategies and build the decision engine that protects on-chain fund operations across deposit/withdrawal, wallet transactions, staking, and cross-chain transfers.
What you'll do
- Build risk control capabilities for deposit/withdrawal and on-chain fund operation scenarios, covering wallet transactions, signing pipelines, staking/redemption, and cross-chain bridge transfers
- Design and implement blockchain transaction risk control strategies, including risk identification, rule validation, anomaly interception, and pipeline consistency assurance
- Build a risk control decision engine, supporting the implementation of rule engines, decision trees, and strategy orchestration in fund security scenarios
- Collaborate closely with wallet, asset, and security teams to continuously improve the security, traceability, and system stability of fund pipelines
What you bring
- 5+ years of backend development experience, proficient in Go or Node.js, with deep knowledge of high-concurrency architecture (microservices, message queues, caching, rate limiting), MySQL, and Redis
- Proficiency in at least one public blockchain (Ethereum, Bitcoin, or BSC), with hands-on experience in on-chain querying (Web3.js, Ethers.js, or The Graph), ability to read Solidity contract code, and knowledge of HD wallets, multi-sig, MPC, and other wallet technologies
- 5+ years of risk control development experience in internet, finance, blockchain, or payments, with practical experience using rule engines or decision trees and a track record leading or deeply participating in deposit/withdrawal risk control systems
- Deep understanding of fund security, including signing mechanisms, transaction validation, and security risk control solutions
Nice to have
- Hands-on risk control experience at platforms with tens of millions of daily active users or millions of daily transactions
- Experience in emergency response to major security incidents such as hacking attacks, coin theft, or fund anomalies
- Experience building a risk control system from scratch
What we offer
- Study Growth Fund for professional development and continuous learning
- Regular team-building activities, workshops, and events
- Global collaboration with a diverse, international team
- Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly expanding global company
- Internal mobility and long-term development support
About Bybit
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. The company offers a seamless ecosystem spanning trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3, with 24/7 multilingual customer service and a strong commitment to innovation in digital finance.
Context for this role
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