Prediction Markets Trader

Wintermute

$125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of Python coding experience, validated through testing.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical abilities, assessed during the hiring process.
  • Active engagement with prediction markets, through trading or community involvement.
  • Ownership mentality that prioritizes P&L and business growth.
  • Enthusiasm for problem-solving and a hands-on approach to multiple tasks.
  • Determined and humble attitude, eager to learn and grow.
  • Comfortable in a meritocratic and collaborative workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and trade prediction markets in real time on various platforms.
  • Implement trading strategies across diverse categories including sports and elections.
  • Contribute to system improvements and enhancements on a greenfield project.
  • Provide coverage for key events with heightened market activity, including evenings and weekends.
  • Wear multiple hats, including trading, coding, and data analysis to achieve objectives.

Benefits

  • Work at a top algorithmic trading firm in digital assets.
  • Accelerated career responsibilities and growth opportunities.
  • Engaging and vibrant workplace culture with team events.
  • Modern office located in New York City, hosting industry events.
  • Informal, collaborative, and entrepreneurial company culture.
  • Performance-based compensation with high earning potential and standard perks.
Full Job Description
What will you work on

You will be responsible for monitoring and trading prediction markets in real time across Kalshi, Polymarket and other venues; implementing strategies across categories such as sports, upDown markets, elections and weather.

You will be hands-on, improving the whole stack. Predictions is a greenfield project within Wintermute and you will have lots of freedom to build the system you want. You'll have to wear many hats and provide coverage for key events, for example major sports games where market activity is heightened, and can fall on evenings or weekends.

Hard Skills Requirements

  • Strong Python skills - you have 1-3 years of experience coding in Python, be that through work, study or personal project experience - we will test!
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills - we will test!
  • Demonstrated interest in prediction markets - you are engaged in the space (personal trading, following major developments, contributing to discussions, etc.)
  • Have an owner mentality - you focus on the ultimate result - P&L for the company and strategically growing the business and Wintermute partnerships.
  • Love problem solving, and love seeing your products work; you do whatever it takes to do what's needed (trading, coding, analysing data, collaborating).
  • Determined, ambitious yet humble, willing to work hard and learn on the way.
  • Like meritocracy and being judged by what you deliver.
  • Like working in a collaborative environment.


Here is why you should join our dynamic team:

  • Opportunity to work at the world's leading algorithmic trading firm in digital assets.
  • Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership growth compared to traditional finance environments.
  • A vibrant working culture with team events, celebrations and company wide team building events.
  • A cool office in the heart of New York City which often hosts some of the leading industry events.
  • Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet with a startup vibe, collaborative and entrepreneurial.
  • A performance-based compensation with a significant earning upside alongside standard perks like private medical insurance.


Note:

  • Please ensure you are eligible to work in the US, at the moment Wintermute USA is unfortunately not able to sponsor US visas.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Wintermute

More Finance & Insurance Jobs

Find similar Prediction Markets Trader jobs: