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Senior Backend Engineer at Polymarket

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$250,000 – $500,000/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
New York, New York
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Polymarket is hiring Senior Backend Engineers to own the core systems of its perpetual futures exchange, including order matching, position management, order-state consistency, low-latency performance, observability, and production incident resolution. The role requires experience with order-book-based exchange systems, low-latency systems, matching engines, and strong computer-science fundamentals; Rust is preferred, while Redis, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Protobuf, Kubernetes, and AWS are advantageous. The position offers a base salary of $250,000 to $500,000 annually plus equity and benefits.

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