Principal DevOps Engineer

About the role

Bybit, established in 2018, is a major player in the cryptocurrency exchange market, serving over 80 million users globally. The company emphasizes a user-first approach and aims to shape the future of digital finance through innovative technology and collaboration.

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of Bybit's infrastructure across various cloud services. The role requires developing automation tools, optimizing CI/CD processes, and implementing chaos engineering practices to enhance system resilience.

Skills that matter here

• Python: Proficiency in Python is preferred for delivering end-to-end features and scripting.
• Kubernetes: Experience with Kubernetes is essential for managing containerized applications in production.
• Docker: Knowledge of Docker is necessary for container technologies and deployment.
• Terraform: Familiarity with Terraform is important for Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Prometheus: Experience with Prometheus is required for designing monitoring metrics and alerting strategies.
• CI/CD: Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI and Jenkins is crucial for automating deployment processes.

Who this role suits

• A strong problem-solver who can quickly identify issues and collaborate across teams.
• Someone with a data-driven mindset, making decisions based on metrics.
• An individual who takes ownership of their work and is proactive in optimizing services.
• A fast learner who can adapt to new technologies and tools efficiently.

From the employer

System Reliability

• Ensure the stability, availability, and performance of the company's core business infrastructure across AWS and Tencent Cloud globally; accountable for production environment SLAs.
• Maintain stable operation and troubleshooting of the service mesh based on Kubernetes + Envoy/Istio architecture; drive gateway-layer governance standards.
• Define and implement SLO/SLI/Error Budget frameworks to continuously improve service reliability.
• Identify system bottlenecks and single points of failure; drive architectural improvements.

Automation & Engineering Efficiency

• Develop operations automation tools: capacity assessment, auto-scaling, self-healing, and change automation.
• Build SRE platforms: lead or contribute to building SRE platforms (capacity management, cost analysis, service health dashboards) and iterate continuously with the team.
• API integration: interface with monitoring systems, cloud platforms, and Kubernetes APIs to enable automated data workflows.
• Chaos Engineering: design and implement chaos engineering practices to proactively validate system fault tolerance.
• IaC & CI/CD: advance Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Helm / GitOps) and CI/CD pipeline optimization to improve release safety and reduce manual operations.

Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization

• Establish and continuously iterate capacity assessment frameworks; develop scaling plans aligned with business growth projections.
• Identify performance bottlenecks; drive architectural optimization and cost efficiency (redundancy optimization, cost reduction).
• Participate in capacity estimation and scaling plans for major promotions and high-traffic events.
• Build cost-efficiency metrics; track and optimize per-unit business cost.

Development Skills

• Proficient in at least one programming language: Python / Go / Java / Node.js (Python or Go preferred).
• Able to independently deliver end-to-end features: from requirements analysis → design → coding → testing → deployment.
• Backend development experience: familiar with RESTful API design and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Strong scripting skills: able to quickly write Shell/Python scripts to solve day-to-day operations issues.

SRE Fundamentals

• 3+ years of SRE/DevOps experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Linux expertise: solid understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Container technologies: proficient in Docker and Kubernetes with production-level K8s management experience.
• Monitoring & alerting: experienced with Prometheus / Grafana / ELK; able to design monitoring metrics and alerting strategies.
• CI/CD: familiar with GitLab CI / Jenkins / ArgoCD with hands-on automated deployment experience.

Soft Skills

• Data-driven mindset: make decisions backed by metrics and data.
• Problem-solving: quickly identify root causes and drive cross-team collaboration to resolve issues.
• Influence: able to evangelize SRE culture to development teams and drive reliability engineering practices (SLO, Postmortem, change management) across business teams.
• Ownership: take full accountability for the reliability of owned services; proactively identify and optimize issues.
• Fast learner: able to quickly ramp up on new technologies and tools.

Why Join Us

• 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.