🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll join Akuna's Prediction Markets team to develop sports pricing models and data pipelines. You'll have a direct impact on a new desk, working closely with trading and development to deploy models into production.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and develop data capture pipelines for sports contracts
• Develop and calibrate pricing models using historical data
• Build and maintain internal tooling for research pipeline
• Deploy models into production trading strategies

📋 Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a technical field
• Proficient programming skills in Python
• Deep understanding of Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, and ML
• Strong interest in sports and quantitative modeling

✨ Nice to Have

• C++ programming skills
• Previous experience at a trading firm
• Personal projects on Kalshi or Polymarket

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Discretionary performance bonus
• 🏥 Employer-paid medical, dental, vision
• 💼 Retirement contributions
• 🌴 Paid time off

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Call· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3On-site/Team Fit· 45 min