A16zcrypto

Market Contracts

New York Office

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$125kDetected 50 days ago

Research

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.
This role sits at the intersection of research and writing, with clear accountability for the quality and defensibility of the contracts we put into the world.

Reason from first principles when dropped into an industry you've never worked in, and build the framework everyone else reasons from
A contrarian instinct in the real sense - you reason from the ground up and resist conforming, but you're not contrarian for its own sake
A contrarian instinct in the real sense - you reason from the ground up and resist conforming, but you're not contrarian for its own sake; handed a problem, you ask clarifying questions before assuming the framing is right
well… build the largest financial market on the planet.

Strong extemporaneous reasoning - you can summon and defend an argument on its merits, and just as readily argue the other side

$100,000-$125,000 annually plus equity and benefits.
This salary range is based on the current available market data, and represents the expected salary range for this role.
Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and few titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles.
Should you have compensation expectations that exceed these bands, we'd love to hear from you and would welcome you to reach out to further discuss.
Meritocracy is at our core, and we value people who take ownership and figure (usually hard) things out.
We love our craft deeply and are proud of what we put out in the world.

We are committed to our vision of building something big… but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.

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.
We're looking for a sharp, contrarian thinker and relentless writer to own the lifecycle of a market - from "there should be a contract on X" to a fully specified product that the public sees and could get billions of dollars in trading.
We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission.

Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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