Prediction Markets Trader (Fintech)

Location: Austin, TX, United States; night and weekend shifts required

Company

hirify.global is a financial firm and market maker providing liquidity, trading technology, and transparent execution solutions across global markets.

What you will do

• Monitor live prediction market positions across platforms including Kalshi, Polymarket, Manifold, and PredictIt during assigned night and weekend shifts.
• Track event resolution, market liquidity, price movements, and unexpected developments; escalate risk concerns when needed.
• Execute straightforward trades and position adjustments within predefined risk parameters.
• Monitor automated systems and identify model, execution, or market anomalies.
• Manage instrument definitions, account maintenance, trade capture, reporting, and operational incident documentation.
• Coordinate morning handoffs with the day-shift trading team and assist with onboarding new prediction market platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field preferred; strong graduates may also be considered.
• Strong understanding of probability, expected value, and basic statistics.
• Basic scripting experience with Python and SQL for monitoring or data analysis.
• High personal responsibility, reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written communication skills for shift handoff notes and incident documentation.
• Comfort operating across multiple software platforms simultaneously.

Nice to have

• Professional or serious-participant familiarity with prediction markets.
• Experience trading on Kalshi, Polymarket, or similar platforms.
• Background in market making, statistical arbitrage, or event-driven trading.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-growing trading environment.
• Opportunity to work with software engineers on improving trading strategies.
• Exposure to trading technology, market microstructure, liquidity, and alternative markets.
• Work requiring ownership and independent judgment during atypical working hours.

Hiring process

• Initial resume screening.
• Online programming test delivered through HackerRank.
• Phone screen with a recruiter after successfully completing the test.