Software Engineer, Markets

Summary

Polymarket is the world’s largest prediction market platform, enabling individuals to express views on real-world events through trading. They are seeking a full-stack engineer to join their DeFi team, focusing on building and evolving systems that power market creation and operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the Markets Portal. Build and evolve the systems used to create, configure, and launch markets – the engine that drives Polymarket's content and growth
• Build markets automation. Design and implement pipelines that streamline how new markets are researched, structured, deployed, and managed at scale
• Ship deployments end-to-end. Take features and improvements from concept to production, with real impact on how the business operates every day
• Work across a broad set of systems. Beyond the Markets Portal, you'll build and maintain a range of operational systems (APIs, dashboards, workflows) that support teams across the company and tie directly into the core product
• Work across the stack. Touch both frontend and backend code, using modern frameworks to solve practical problems quickly and cleanly
• Partner with operations teams. Work closely with the people using these systems daily: understand their workflows, gather feedback, and iterate fast
• Write clean, maintainable code. Build systems that scale as Polymarket grows, and help keep our codebase high quality through code reviews and engineering best practices

Skills

• 1+ years of professional software development experience
• Solid experience building full-stack web applications
• Strong skills in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and CSS
• Experience with React and Node.js (Next.js is a bonus)
• A bias for action: you're comfortable shipping quickly and iterating based on real feedback
• Comfort with ambiguity and context-switching: you can manage multiple systems and stakeholders without losing momentum
• Great communication and collaboration skills: you enjoy working across teams to solve real problems
• A passion for blockchain, decentralized finance, and freedom of speech
• Experience with workflow automation or deployment pipelines
• Background in fintech, crypto, or data-heavy applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1+ years of professional software development experience
• Solid experience building full-stack web applications
• Strong skills in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and CSS
• Experience with React and Node.js (Next.js is a bonus)
• A bias for action: you're comfortable shipping quickly and iterating based on real feedback
• Comfort with ambiguity and context-switching: you can manage multiple systems and stakeholders without losing momentum
• Great communication and collaboration skills: you enjoy working across teams to solve real problems
• A passion for blockchain, decentralized finance, and freedom of speech

Nice to Haves

• Experience with workflow automation or deployment pipelines
• Background in fintech, crypto, or data-heavy applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Benefits

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