Senior Staff Engineer, HR Platform

As a Senior Staff Engineer on OKX's internal platform engineering team, you'll drive architecture decisions and solve complex engineering challenges across the systems that support OKX's rapid global growth. You'll be a key technical leader, raising the technical bar across the organisation and working on large-scale internal platforms serving millions of users.

What you'll do

• Own and drive architecture and design for large-scale, complex internal platform systems
• Define and influence the long-term technical roadmap, ensuring scalability and reliability at global scale
• Lead platform modernisation initiatives — architecture evolution, technical debt reduction, and reliability improvements
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions
• Champion AI and intelligent automation adoption to improve operational efficiency at scale
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to senior engineers across teams

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree or above in CS/Engineering
• Deep Java expertise with extensive large-scale distributed systems experience
• 8+ years in software engineering with a strong track record of technical leadership at scale
• Hands-on architecture ownership across complex, cross-team platform delivery from design to production
• Expert-level proficiency with Kafka, RocketMQ, Redis, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Spring, and Spring Boot
• Strong communication and influencing skills to align cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
• Bilingual fluency in Mandarin and English, as the team collaborates closely with stakeholders across multiple regions

What we offer

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and education subsidy for your growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events

About OKX

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized applications. OKX is trusted by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets and is backed by Proof of Reserves. The company operates across multiple global offices, united by core principles of We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done.