Polymarket is looking for a backend engineer to build the systems that power how markets are created, managed, and resolved at scale. This role is focused on automation pipelines, data integrations, and the market lifecycle infrastructure that keeps thousands of markets accurate and up-to-date in real time
You’ll be a core individual contributor working with other senior engineers to design, implement, and operate the systems that define Polymarket’s markets layer. This is a high-ownership role with minimal bureaucracy and a strong bias toward execution
We’re looking for an experienced backend engineer who enjoys building reliable automation systems and tackling complex data integration problems at scale
Build markets automation systems: Design and implement pipelines that automate market creation, parameter configuration, and lifecycle management across thousands of concurrent markets
Engineer resolution infrastructure: Build reliable, data-driven resolution systems that integrate with external oracles, news feeds, sports APIs, and real-world data sources to settle markets accurately and on time
Design event-driven automation: Build robust event processing systems that detect and respond to real-world triggers across politics, sports, finance, and current events using messaging and streaming platforms (Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ)
Own reliability & operations: Reinforce correctness, availability, and scalability across markets systems, and participate in diagnosing and resolving production issues
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with engineers across product, infra, data, and markets operations to ensure tight integration between the markets layer and the broader platform
Contribute to code quality: Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decisions to maintain a high bar for engineering excellence