Software Engineer, Kalshi
Product
$100-250k
+ Equity
Trading platform for future event outcomes
Open for applications
Trading platform for future event outcomes
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$100-250k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To allow people to capitalize on their opinions and hedge risks that relate to their everyday lives.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience, with 4+ years of hands-on software development
- Strong command of key programming languages such as Golang, Java, etc
- Strong knowledge of REST API design and development
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Proven track record of taking initiative and thriving in fast-paced environments
- Comfortable refining loose requirements into a clear technical spec
- Passionate about your craft and committed to delivering exceptional results
Desirable
- 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)
What the job involves
- We are building a next-generation financial ecosystem (think NYSE or CME from scratch)
- As part of Kalshi, you will work on various platforms, including core exchange, clearinghouse, API infrastructure, connectivity to brokers and market makers, and others
- We are a small team, which means your responsibilities scale very rapidly, and your contributions are clear and visible, not marginal
- There is still a lot of green field at Kalshi and a low of it (including entire systems) can be yours
- 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
Our take
Despite there being a broad choice of investment models, traders have not traditionally been able to invest in the outcomes of future events. Kalshi, as the first federally regulated exchange where users can invest, trade and essentially "bet" on future outcomes, sets out to change this.
The company has launched a unique asset class called "event contracts", where investors can buy simple yes or no contracts based on whether an event will happen or not. Since gaining federal regulation, Kalshi has begun adding expertise in key areas, hiring Google’s Phil Bogle as Director of Engineering and former Nadex CEO Timothy McDermott to the Board of Directors.
The key to the company's future will be maintaining trust with users through transparency, particularly on how more complex or ongoing ‘wagers’ are settled. The team has been backed with funding from Sequoia Capital, who have most likely gauged how valuable the opinion data collected on the site could be to market and political researchers - although the CFTC's reluctance to approve betting on US elections has presented a block in the road for Kalshi's plans to add "the outcome of congressional elections" to its asset options.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2021
$30m
SERIES A
Mar 2019
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $30.2m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- We are a group of people who work hard and get things done
- Meritocracy is at our core, and we value people who take ownership and figure (usually hard) things out
- We think of Kalshi as a family bound together by our mission: we believe that this is the best (and most fun!) way to work
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
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Leadership
Luana Lopes Lara
(Co-Founder)Studied Computer Science at MIT. Researcher at MIT in the Media Lab and later the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Worked as a Quantitative Trader at Five Rings Capital and Citadel Securities. Most recently she was a Researcher at the MIT Brain and Cognitive Science Centre.
Tarek Mansour
(Co-Founder)Studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Started off working in finance, as an Analyst at Audi Capital and Goldman Sachs. Was a Quantitative Trader twice at Five Rings Capital and Citadel Securities.
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