Quantitative Developer (Kalshi Trading LLC)

What we're up to

Kalshi has launched the first regulated financial exchange that allows people to trade on the anticipated outcome of events. We’re now looking for the right people to help us continue to grow and scale.

Our vision is to allow people to capitalize on their opinions and hedge risks that relate to their everyday lives, from "Will CPI rise more than 0.5% this month?" to "Will 2022 be the hottest year on record?".

We're on a long journey in uncharted territories and are looking for passionate and outlier members excited to embark on this voyage towards building the future of the financial system.

Role Roadmap

Kalshi Trading is the market‑making arm of Kalshi. It aims to provide liquidity to all the markets in the Kalshi Exchange, as well as price them efficiently. As an Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, building and maintaining autonomous systems that execute and support our market‑making strategies on the Kalshi Exchange. We are looking for someone with 3‑7 years of experience building distributed and performance engineering systems as well as a strong understanding of theoretical trading system design. Your initial responsibilities include:

• Building autonomous systems that will dynamically allocate liquidity on the Kalshi Exchange, based on the outputs from the forecasting models and algorithms
• Working on performance and ensuring the systems are operating reliably and with low latency
• Retrieving, organizing, storing and exposing data from the Kalshi Exchange as well as from a variety of external data sources
• Working with the research team to implement the forecasting models and algorithms they develop in scalable and efficient ways
• Maintaining an organized record of all of the trades executed by the market maker

The rest of what the role looks like is up to you – a big part of our approach is that you get to chart your path as we grow and evolve. You will have a lot of influence in shaping what becomes of your role and the activity of Kalshi Trading as we grow. There is a lot of green field to conquer; we trust that you’ll make a lot of it your own.

Who We Are

Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law.