- Crypto exchanges are upping their headcounts.
- Their recruitment drives come on the back of bullishness for the crypto industry.
- Here’s how many roles the top exchanges are looking to fill.
The top 10 largest crypto exchanges in the world are ramping up their hiring efforts, with over 1,600 open roles currently being advertised.
That’s according to an analysis into these companies’ advertised roles made by DL News. The investigation examined the 10 largest exchanges by volume, as listed on CoinGecko.
And with the industry making inroads across Wall Street and Silicon Valley alike, recruiters in this space are feeling a buzz around recruitment that the industry hasn’t seen since before the 2022 crash.
“The next two months are going to be absolutely massive,” Sam Wellalage, a crypto industry recruiter at recruitment firm WorkInCrypto.Global, told DL News.
The exchange’s hiring spree comes amidst a wealth of bullish signals for the crypto industry.
Over the past year, US President Donald Trump has inked industry-friendly executive orders, signed a landmark stablecoin bill into law, hosted the first ever White House crypto summit, and appointed several crypto advocates to key government roles.
The market has responded in kind. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are just some of the cryptocurrencies that have reached new price records this year.
Indeed, expansion is happening across the $4.2 trillion industry.
Here’s who’s hiring.
Binance
The world’s largest crypto exchange is looking to fill some 303 roles, according to its website. The bulk of the open positions, 114 of them, are in the engineering team.
“This cycle is about quality over quantity: selective, high-bar hires in critical areas to raise our talent density, sharpen execution, and put the right skills in the right seats when it counts,” a Binance spokesperson told DL News.
Gate
Gate celebrated crossing the 30-million-user mark in July, and is eager to continue growing its global footprint.
The second biggest exchange in the world by trading volume has 167 roles open.
Gate founder and CEO Lin Han told Decrypt that he doesn’t plan to rest on his laurels to remain competitive as “the crypto space is evolving faster than ever.”
Gate declined to comment.
MEXC
MEXC had 32 open roles listed on LinkedIn, including one advertisement for people to join the Ghost Army, the exchange’s outreach programme.
Other open roles included calls for interns and trading assistants.
Bitget
Seychelles-registered Bitget has 129 open positions, according to its website.
The roles span across several departments, including its product and design, operations management, and brand management team.
Bybit
Bybit has 79 open roles, according to the exchange’s website. The company didn’t return a request for comment.
The exchange fell victim to a $1.5 billion hack earlier this year, marking the biggest cyber heist in crypto’s history.
Coinbase
The biggest listed exchange in the US, Coinbase, is on the lookout for 318 roles, according to its website.
The bulk of that recruitment is made in its engineering department, where the $94 billion company looks to fill 90 roles. Those roles include an artificial intelligence growth lead, and senior software engineers.
“The surge is driven by growing global interest in Coinbase and crypto overall,” Greg Garrison, VP of talent at Coinbase, told DL News.
“While the industry’s momentum is exciting, we’ve been intentional, hiring steadily and strategically to ensure we scale with discipline while meeting this moment of opportunity,” Garrison added.
OKX
OKX has the biggest number of open roles. The exchange lists 440 jobs on its website. The roles includes roles in their compliance, HR and legal departments.
Kraken
Kraken advertises for 102 open roles on its website.
The US-based exchange is one of analysts’ favourite bets on which crypto company will go public next. At a glance, it would make sense for the company to file for an initial public offering.
Not only has several of its rivals — such as Gemini and Bullish — gone public this year, but Kraken has also talked about an IPO for years.
The rumours of a stock market listing went into overdrive this week after Fortune reported that Kraken has raised $500 million at a $15 billion valuation in preparation of an IPO. The company has not confirmed a new raise.
Kraken declined to comment.
KuCoin
KuCoin has 63 open roles advertised on its website. The exchange was founded in China in 2017, but moved to Singapore following Beijing’s ban on crypto. It is now focusing on growing its global footprint further.
“KuCoin is actively advancing a new recruitment plan focused on compliance, business development, and other key areas,” Nancy Cheung, head of group human resources and admin center at KuCoin, told DL News.
“This initiative is designed to strengthen localised operations, address evolving global regulatory requirements, and build a strong talent reserve for the company’s future strategic growth.”
HTX
HTX only has four open roles advertised on LinkedIn. Like KuCoin, the exchange was launched in China, originally under the name Huobi.
MEXC, Bitget, Bybit, OKX, and HTX didn’t return requests for comment.
Eric Johansson is DL News’ managing editor. Got a tip? Email at eric@dlnews.com.
