Kalshi
Software Engineer, Product
New York Office
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$280kDetected 197 days ago
JavaGoBackend DevelopmentAlgorithmsNoSQLPostgreSQLMySQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsAPI DevelopmentRESTWebSocketsA/B Testing
About the role
- Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets.
- Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events and turn any question about the future into a financial asset.
- In a fast-growing, high-ownership environment, you'll ship end-to-end features that directly impact customer adoption, liquidity, and the evolution of Kalshi's product offering.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-performance backend services and APIs that enable rapid testing of new trading features and experiences as Kalshi's user-base scales
- Architect and maintain systems for personalization engines, recommendation algorithms, and other data-driven features that enhance trader engagement and retention
- Partner with product managers and frontend engineers to pilot initiatives that aim to improve or expand Kalshi's platform
- Strong knowledge of REST API design and development
- If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our mission and values, we'd love to hear from you.
- well… build the largest financial market on the planet.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, with 4+ years of hands-on software development
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
- Proven track record of taking initiative and thriving in fast-paced environments
Nice to have
- Experience supporting low-latency, dynamic interfaces using Websockets or similar event-based infrastructure
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks
- History with day trading stocks, futures, or options (to better understand the experience of our members)
Compensation
- $200,000-$280,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.
- Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title; if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out - we're always happy to discuss.
Benefits
- We are committed to our vision of building something big… but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.
Company info
- bring more truth to the world through the power of markets.
- we hire really talented people, work really hard, and enjoy the climb.
- We are looking for ambitious and exceptional people to join our (relatively small) team to help us build the next generation of financial markets.
Equal opportunity
- Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
This listing is sourced directly from Kalshi's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.