Kalshi
Software Engineer, Product
$200K–$280K
New York Office · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jan 5, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of hands-on software development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
About the job
Build user-facing systems and internal tools for discovering, trading, and managing positions in prediction markets.
What you'll do
- Design and implement backend services and APIs for testing trading features as the user base scales.
- Architect and maintain personalization, recommendation, and other data-driven engagement features.
- Partner with product managers and frontend engineers to pilot platform improvements and expansions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
- 4+ years of hands-on software development.
- Strong command of programming languages such as Golang or Java, and strong knowledge of REST API design and development.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases; proven initiative in fast-paced environments and ability to refine loose requirements into technical specifications.
Nice to have
- Experience with Websockets or similar event-based infrastructure, cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, or growth experiments and A/B testing frameworks.
- History with day trading stocks, futures, or options.
Pay
$200,000–$280,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Golang, Java, REST API, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Websockets, AWS
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