Sports Operations Engineer - Kalshi

Kalshi is defining a new category

Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets. Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events & turn any question about the future into a financial asset. Kalshi fought for years & legalized prediction markets in the US for the first time in history. Kalshi is currently the fastest growing financial market in America, & has thousands of markets across politics, economics, financials, weather, tech, AI, culture & more.

We believe prediction markets have the potential to be the largest financial market because they turn anything into a financial position.

Our vision: well build the largest financial market on the planet.

Our mission: bring more truth to the world through the power of markets.

Building a new category is hard like really hard. But it's beautiful & deeply fulfilling. Our culture is simple: we hire really talented people, work really hard, & enjoy the climb. We are looking for ambitious & exceptional people to join our (relatively small) team to help us build the next generation of financial markets.

Role Roadmap

As a Sports Operations Engineer at Kalshi, you'll be the technical force behind our sports markets infrastructure. You'll build & maintain the automation systems that power thousands of sports markets across all major leagues. This role combines deep sports knowledge with strong engineering skills to create scalable solutions for market listing, monitoring, & settlement. We're scaling rapidly, which means your role will evolve & grow with the company; your initial responsibilities will include:

Automation Development: Design & build Python automation scripts that list, update, & determine sports markets at scale. Create intelligent systems that handle pre-game, in-play, & futures markets across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, & international competitions without manual intervention.

Data Pipeline Architecture: Build robust data pipelines that ingest, process, & structure large volumes of sports data from multiple feeds. Design systems that handle real-time game data, player statistics, injury reports, weather updates, & official league sources while maintaining data integrity & low latency.

DAG & Workflow Orchestration: Implement & maintain complex DAGs for orchestrating market operations workflows. Design fault-tolerant systems that handle dependencies between data ingestion, market creation, live updates, & settlement processes across thousands of concurrent sporting events.

Scheduled Job Management: Develop & maintain cron jobs & scheduled tasks that automatically list markets at optimal times, update odds based on market conditions, & settle markets immediately after game completion. Ensure reliable execution during high-volume periods like NFL Sundays.

Internal Tooling Ownership: Own & evolve internal tools used by the Market Operations team. Build intuitive interfaces for market management, settlement verification, & operational monitoring. Gather requirements from operators & continuously improve tooling to increase efficiency & reduce errors.

Sports Logic Implementation: Translate complex sports rules & edge cases into code. Build systems that understand overtime rules, tiebreakers, playoff scenarios, & sport-specific nuances. Implement logic for handling postponements, suspensions, protests, & stat corrections across different leagues.

Real-time Processing Systems: Create systems that process live game feeds & trigger appropriate market actions in real-time. Build monitoring & alerting systems that detect anomalies, data discrepancies, or unusual game situations requiring intervention.

Settlement Automation: Develop automated settlement systems that accurately determine market outcomes based on official results. Implement verification layers that cross-reference multiple data sources & flag potential discrepancies for review.

Performance Optimization: Continuously improve system performance to handle increasing market volumes. Optimize database queries, implement caching strategies, & ensure our infrastructure scales smoothly during peak trading periods.

Cross-functional Engineering: Collaborate with Product, Contracts, & broader Engineering teams to integrate sports operations systems with Kalshi's core platform. Design APIs & services that enable seamless market operations.

Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications & skills:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related technical field.

• 1-3 years of experience as a software engineer with a proven track record of building production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python & JavaScript with experience building automation scripts, data processing systems, & web applications.
• Experience with DAG frameworks (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster) for orchestrating complex workflows & data pipelines.
• Expertise with cron jobs & scheduled task management in production environments, including monitoring & error handling.
• Experience pulling, processing, & structuring large datasets from APIs, webhooks, & real-time data feeds. Familiarity with data formats common in sports data (JSON, XML, WebSocket streams).
• Proven ability to build automation & data pipelines that handle high-volume, time-sensitive operations with strong error handling & recovery mechanisms.
• Track record of making continuous tooling improvements & building internal products that scale with team needs.
• Product ownership mentality with experience gathering requirements, prioritizing features, & delivering tools that solve real operational problems.
• Strong knowledge of sports & sports trading operations including understanding of different market types, settlement rules, & common edge cases across major sports leagues.
• Experience with sports data providers is strongly preferred.
• Database expertise with both SQL & NoSQL systems for storing & querying sports data efficiently.
• Experience with real-time systems including WebSockets, event streaming, & message queues.
• Strong debugging & troubleshooting skills with ability to quickly diagnose & fix issues in production systems.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with non-technical operations team members & translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to work flexible hours including on-call rotations to support live sporting events across different time zones.
• Passion for sports combined with technical excellence & a commitment to building world-class market infrastructure.

NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure

Salary Range: $100,000 to $150,000 annually plus equity & benefits. This salary range is based on the current available market data, & represents the expected salary range for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy & few titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles. Should you have compensation expectations that exceed these bands, we'd love to hear from you & would welcome you to reach out to further discuss.

Our Culture

Meritocracy is at our core, & we value people who take ownership & figure (usually hard) things out. We dream big. We love our craft deeply & are proud of what we put out in the world. We are committed to our vision of building something big but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.

Kalshians are Kalshi's most important asset: we pick Kalshians carefully, so we trust them fully on day 1.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion & belonging, & we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values & encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect & receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do & want to use your talents to support our mission & values, we'd love to hear from you.