Backend Engineer (Core) at Kalshi

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Finance, FinTechIndustries

Requirements

4+ years of software engineering experience
Experience planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team
Strong technical grasp and ability to tackle complex engineering problems that deliver results
Solid understanding of relational databases and transactions
Familiar with writing highly concurrent systems
History of creating and applying new processes and tooling to increase engineering efficiency
Excellent judgment on task prioritizations
Growth mindset, with a high slope and eagerness to learn
Love of the craft: you genuinely care and put your all into your work
Can ship at incredible speed

Responsibilities

Order matching and trade execution algorithms and data structures
High-performance data feeds and trading APIs for clients
High guarantee and availability clearing systems, including margining, collateral management, and banking integrations
Lead integrations with external market makers, brokers, and hedge funds
Stress test large-scale critical systems to ensure their robustness and maintainability
Optimize database access patterns and internal algorithms to improve the performance of our different services
Design new market structures (e.g., non-binary markets, scalars, futures, etc.)
Be close to the customer (define features, ship products, iterate)
Ship fast and with high quality
Make decisions: we give a lot of flexibility, which also means no spoon-feeding

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Order MatchingTrade ExecutionAlgorithmsData StructuresHigh-Performance Data FeedsTrading APIsClearing SystemsMarginingCollateral ManagementBanking IntegrationsMarket Maker IntegrationsBroker Integrations

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary for this Backend Engineer role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Is this Backend Engineer position remote or office-based?

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What experience is required for this Backend Engineer role?

Candidates need 4+ years of software engineering experience and experience planning and leading large projects with long-term impact on a single system or team, along with a strong technical grasp.

What is the company culture like at Kalshi?

Kalshi hires really talented people, works really hard, and enjoys the climb, seeking ambitious and exceptional people for its relatively small team.

What makes a strong candidate for this Backend Engineer position?

Strong candidates have 4+ years of software engineering experience, experience leading large projects with long-term impact, and a strong technical grasp, with the ambition to join a small, fast-growing team building financial markets.

Kalshi

Regulated exchange for event contracts trading

About Kalshi

Kalshi operates as a regulated exchange where traders can speculate on the outcomes of various events through a unique product called 'event contracts.' These contracts allow investors to bet on whether specific future events will happen, such as changes in Covid-19 statistics or legislative decisions in Congress. The platform expands the traditional futures market by addressing new economic risks, making it accessible to both individual investors and institutional traders who want to hedge or speculate on significant events. Kalshi earns revenue by charging transaction fees on trades made on its platform. What sets Kalshi apart from its competitors is its regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which allows it to offer this new asset class in a compliant manner.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters

2019Year Founded

$29.3MTotal Funding

DEBTCompany Stage

Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

201-500Employees