Software Engineer, Markets
Job Description
Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform with $21B in trading volume in 2025. The Software Engineer, Markets role is a core engineering position focused on building and scaling the market infrastructure that powers real-money prediction markets across politics, economics, sports, and culture. You'll work at the intersection of smart contracts, backend systems, and financial market mechanics to deliver reliable, high-throughput markets for millions of traders.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain on-chain market creation, settlement, and resolution systems
- Build backend services for market pricing, liquidity, and real-time data feeds
- Collaborate with product and design teams on trader-facing market tooling
- Contribute to scaling market operations infrastructure for global trading volume
- Debug and resolve issues in high-stakes production trading systems
What we are looking for
- Strong software engineering background with experience shipping production systems at scale
- Proficiency in TypeScript and/or Go for backend and smart contract development
- Understanding of blockchain fundamentals, EVM, or Solana smart contract development
- Familiarity with financial markets, order books, or DeFi protocols is a strong plus
- Comfortable with velocity: shipping fast, debugging in production, and iterating
Additional Information
This role is based in New York City (on-site). Polymarket offers competitive salary, equity, unlimited PTO, full health coverage, 401k match, and a hardware setup.
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Full Health, Vision, and Dental coverage
- 401k match
- Hardware setup — MacBook Pro, display, and accessories
Keywords: software engineer, markets, smart contracts, blockchain, crypto, defi, prediction markets, typescript
Polymarket
📍 New York, NYVisit Company WebsitePolymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform, enabling individuals to trade on the outcomes of real-world events across politics, economics, sports, and culture. With $21B in trading volume in 2025, it aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that serve as a trusted signal for global media and decision-makers.
Apply To This Job<<>>
Support us by letting the company know you found them on our website.
Magica
Every AI You Need.Just $15/month.
Go To the Offer