Principal / Staff Engineer - Compliance

OKX

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
On-site
Compliance-first systems mindset with state machines
Production experience integrating ai/ml inference in java
Fluent daily use of modern ai coding tools like cursor or copilot
The role involves formulating technical schemes for compliance domains such as KYC onboarding, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring

Job Summary

  • The role involves formulating technical schemes for compliance domains such as KYC onboarding, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.
  • Candidates must demonstrate fluency with modern AI coding tools and the ability to productionize AI models within regulated environments.
  • The team prioritizes a culture where every control is deterministic, complete, and explainable to ensure trust and regulatory adherence.

Matching Summary

The role involves formulating technical schemes for compliance domains such as KYC onboarding, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Compliance-first systems mindset with state machines
  • Production experience integrating AI/ML inference in Java
  • Fluent daily use of modern AI coding tools like Cursor or Copilot
  • Hands-on LLM application patterns including RAG pipelines
  • Experience designing deterministic logic boundaries for probabilistic AI

Nice-to-have

  • Prior experience surviving a regulatory audit
  • Background in KYC, AML, sanctions, fraud, or payments
  • Knowledge of agentic coding patterns and prompt libraries
  • Experience building human-in-the-loop review workflows

Key Requirements

  • Production experience with Java services and REST/gRPC model serving
  • Deep understanding of idempotency keys and immutable audit logs
  • Ability to distinguish between appropriate probabilistic AI and mandatory deterministic logic

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