Software Engineer - Markets

Polymarket

$100K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-3 years of strong TypeScript and Node.js experience
  • Experience building React frontends and full-stack applications
  • Background in startups rather than large tech companies
  • High agency mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Experience with automation and developing internal tools
  • (Plus) Background in financial markets or real-time data systems
  • (Plus) Familiarity with AI/ML for market automation
  • (Plus) DevOps skills related to cloud platforms and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Build automation pipelines to convert manual market creation into self-serve processes
  • Own and enhance the internal markets portal used for daily market configuration and settlement
  • Design and implement backend services for market lifecycle management
  • Develop tools for rapid market launches in response to breaking news
  • Deliver full-stack solutions using Node.js/TypeScript backend and React frontend
  • Identify and resolve process bottlenecks to minimize manual intervention
  • Scale infrastructure to support thousands of concurrent markets.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive Health, Vision, & Dental insurance
  • 401k matching contributions
  • High-quality hardware setup including a new MacBook Pro and accessories.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Our US Markets team is the engine that turns world events into live prediction markets. Right now, too much of our market creation process is manual. We need someone to build the automation and tooling that lets us launch markets at the speed news breaks.

You'll own the entire pipeline from market idea to live market. This means building backend services that automate market creation, plus the internal portal our Markets team uses every day to configure and settle markets. You'll be the technical force multiplier that lets a small team run thousands of markets.

This isn't a feature request job. You'll identify bottlenecks in our current process and build solutions that didn't exist before. If our team is spending 30 minutes manually setting up each market, you build the tool that makes it 30 seconds.

What You'll Do
  • Build automation pipelines that turn manual market creation into self-serve workflows
  • Own the internal markets portal where our team creates, configures, and resolves markets daily
  • Design and implement backend services that handle market lifecycle from launch to settlement
  • Create tools that let us spin up markets in response to breaking news within minutes, not hours
  • Ship full-stack solutions using Node.js/TypeScript backends with React frontends
  • Identify process bottlenecks and build systems that eliminate manual work
  • Scale our infrastructure to handle the creation and management of thousands of concurrent markets
What We're Looking For
  • 2-3 years of strong TypeScript and Node.js experience
  • Comfort building React frontends and full-stack applications
  • Background at startups, not big tech companies
  • High agency mindset - you find problems and ship fixes without waiting for direction
  • Experience with automation and building internal tools
  • (Plus) Previous experience with financial markets, trading platforms, or real-time data systems
  • (Plus) AI/ML experience for market automation and data processing
  • (Plus) DevOps experience with cloud platforms and deployment pipelines


Benefits
  • Competitive salary & equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
  • 401k match
  • Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories

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