Principal / Staff Engineer - Compliance

OKX
Hong Kong, Singapore
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Java","REST","GRPC","AI","ML","KYC","AML","AI tooling","Prompt engineering","RAG","Vector store","Auditable inference","Distributed systems","Security & compliance"]

Lead the design and delivery of the compliance engineering stack for OKX, including KYC onboarding, sanctions/AML screening, transaction monitoring, travel-rule enforcement, and regulatory reporting. Drive AI/ML-powered features with a focus on deterministic, auditable outcomes in a regulated fintech environment, collaborating with Data Science, Risk, and Legal to productionize models and ensure compliance excellence.

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OKX
OKX
4 months ago

Principal / Staff Engineer - Compliance

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Job Summary

Lead the design and delivery of the compliance engineering stack for OKX, including KYC onboarding, sanctions/AML screening, transaction monitoring, travel-rule enforcement, and regulatory reporting. Drive AI/ML-powered features with a focus on deterministic, auditable outcomes in a regulated fintech environment, collaborating with Data Science, Risk, and Legal to productionize models and ensure compliance excellence.
Location: Hong Kong, Singapore
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Formulate, select, and develop technical schemes for platform projects across the compliance domain — KYC onboarding flows, identity verification and refresh, sanctions/PEP/adverse-media screening, transaction monitoring, travel-rule, case management, and regulatory reporting — including AI/ML-powered features such as intelligent screening disambiguation, document verification, anomaly detection, automated risk scoring, and analyst-assist agents.
  • •Organize and coordinate resources, leading project research and development, troubleshoot problems, and ensure quality and timely completion — including delivery of AI model integration work within KYC, screening, and monitoring workflows.
  • •Facilitate cross-team communication and promote teamwork efficiency through code quality control and collaboration, including partnering with Data Science, Risk, and Legal to productionize models and ensure reliable, auditable inference infrastructure.
  • •Define where probabilistic AI is appropriate versus where deterministic logic is mandatory — and design the boundary cleanly so models assist without compromising auditability or enforcement integrity.
  • •Undertake team tasks and cultivate technical talents in the industry, with a focus on building AI engineering best practices across the compliance engineering team — patterns for agentic coding, prompt libraries, eval suites, and human-in-the-loop review of AI-generated work in a regulated environment.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceWellness StipendMeal AllowancesLearning BudgetPrivate Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Must have experience integrating AI/ML into production-grade services, with a strong understanding of KYC/AML or payments regulatory domains.
  • •Proven track record building compliant, auditable software in regulated environments (e.g., finance, fintech, or crypto).
  • •Hands-on with modern AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) and experience designing AI guardrails and eval suites.
  • •Strong software engineering background (REST/gRPC services, Java or similar languages) and familiarity with distributed systems and monitoring.
  • •Ability to collaborate across Risk, Legal, and Data Science to productionize models and ensure deterministic outcomes.
Experience:Compliance engineeringAI/ML in productionKYC/AML
Skills:JavaRESTGRPCAIMLKYCAMLAI toolingPrompt engineeringRAGVector storeAuditable inferenceDistributed systemsSecurity & compliance
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaRESTGRPCAIMLKYCAMLPrompt engineeringRAGVector storeCopilotClaude Code

Company Brief

OKX
Global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology provider offering spot and derivatives trading, custody, wallet services, and blockchain infrastructure to retail and institutional users worldwide.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Victoria, Seychelles
Founded: 2017
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