Binance Accelerator Program - Big Data Infrastructure Engineer

Company: Binance

Location: Remote (APAC)

Employment Type: Intern

About Binance

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for 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.

About the Binance Accelerator Program

The Binance Accelerator Program is a concise fixed-term program designed for early-career talent to have an immersive experience in the rapidly expanding Web3 space. You will experience life at Binance and understand what goes on behind the scenes of the world's leading blockchain ecosystem. The program includes a focus on networking and development to expand your professional network and build transferable skills.

Who may apply: Current university students and recent graduates.

About the Team

The Big Data Infrastructure team at Binance is responsible for the stability and cost efficiency of the company's core data platform. Systems cover Spark/YARN job monitoring and governance, S3 storage cost analysis, data lineage and quality management, and automated operations tooling.

Responsibilities

Spark / YARN Job Optimization

• Analyze job resource usage and identify inefficiencies (CPU idle, memory waste, timeouts, small file problems, etc.)


• Build job profiling systems: job classification, resource baseline modeling, historical trend analysis


• Produce optimization reports and drive business owners to implement improvements

AI-Driven Automation & Tooling

• Use AI coding tools (Cursor / Copilot / Claude, etc.) fluently to accelerate development and tool delivery


• Participate in EMR / S3 cost optimization projects: analyze high-cost jobs and storage, identify waste, and drive owners to take action


• Develop automated ops scripts: scheduled health checks, anomaly alerting, data governance policy auto-deployment


• Help build internal SaaS tooling to systematize and productize repetitive manual operations

Monitoring & Alerting

• Maintain and improve existing monitoring systems (Prometheus metrics, alerts, log analysis)


• Participate in Flink / Spark job health monitoring development


• Assist with capacity alerting and governance for disk, S3, and other storage layers

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Proficient in Python — able to write clean, maintainable scripts and tools independently
• Must be fluent in AI coding tools (Cursor / Copilot / ChatGPT / Claude, etc.) for development and troubleshooting — this is a hard requirement
• Comfortable with Linux: running programs on servers, reading logs, debugging issues

Bonus Qualifications

• Have used Spark / Hive / Flink, even just in coursework
• Familiar with AWS basics (S3, EMR, Athena)
• Have written Shell scripts or set up crontab scheduled tasks
• Have used Kafka, Prometheus, or any message queue / monitoring system
• Have completed a full project using AI tools and can clearly explain how and where you used them
• Any real project experience: open source contributions, competitions, lab projects, etc.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin is an added advantage to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world's leading blockchain ecosystem
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer.