Development Lead
openai
Development Lead
binance· Backend
About this role
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy aligned with business goals
- Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
- Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
- Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
- Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
- Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
- Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts
- Oversee system design across multiple services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
- Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices across the organization
- Lead technical due diligence, risk assessment, and trade-off analysis for major engineering decisions
- Drive platform modernization initiatives and technical debt reduction
- Champion observability, performance engineering, and operational excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend architects and senior engineers
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
- Drive hiring and onboarding for the backend architecture team
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
- Coordinate cross-team technical initiatives and resolve architectural conflicts
Requirements
- 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or principal role
- Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
- Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
-Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
- Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven track record designing and scaling distributed systems in production
- Strong experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Deep expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or similar)
-Extensive knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and API design
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure) and modern infrastructure practices
- Strong understanding of database design, caching, messaging, and high-concurrency systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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The salary for this Development Lead role at binance is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Is the Development Lead job at binance remote?
Yes, this Development Lead position at binance is remote, with team members based in Asia. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Which team or department does the Development Lead at binance belong to?
This Development Lead position is part of the Backend department at binance. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Development Lead job at binance posted?
This Development Lead position at binance was posted on Sep 7, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Development Lead
binance
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