Job Description
Millions of trades, price updates and market resolutions flow through Polymarket's backend. This Staff Backend Engineer owns the design, build and operation of critical backend systems end to end.
Responsibilities
- Own design, build and operation of critical backend systems from architecture to production
- Set technical direction and influence architecture across teams
- Turn hard, open-ended technical problems into clear plans that ship
- Build fast, correct services and APIs, mainly in Go
What we are looking for
- 7+ years of backend engineering with strong Go, Python or Java (Go preferred)
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, concurrency and algorithms
- Track record shipping and operating high-scale systems
- Obsession with correctness where failures have financial consequences
Additional Information
Polymarket is a leading prediction market. Apply on the employer site.
Keywords: Go, Backend, Distributed Systems, Prediction Markets, APIs
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.
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