Staff Software Engineer, Mission Control

The role

You will define the technical strategy and long-term architecture for Mission Control, the internal platform used to run Polymarket. You will build core abstractions, design market automation, and mentor engineers to support company-wide operations.

What you will do

• Own and lead Mission Control
• Set the technical vision and roadmap for the platform
• Build Mission Control as a platform with core abstractions and data models
• Architect markets automation at scale
• Make high-stakes technical decisions and lead architecture reviews
• Influence beyond your team by aligning with product, infrastructure, and data teams
• Partner with leaders in Markets, Product, Trust & Safety, Compliance, Operations, and CX
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers and set engineering culture

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Significant time as a technical lead or architect on production systems
• Deep expertise designing, building, and scaling full-stack web applications and platforms
• Expert-level skills in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and CSS
• Extensive experience with React and Node.js
• Track record of setting technical direction and delivering large, cross-team initiatives
• Exceptional system design skills
• Proven ability to influence without authority
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture, standards, and hiring
• Strong customer empathy
• Strong judgment under ambiguity
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice to have

• Next.js is a bonus
• Experience building internal platforms or tooling for compliance, AML, surveillance, risk, or trading operations
• Experience in a regulated environment such as an exchange, brokerage, or financial institution
• Experience in an embedded or field engineering role
• Experience with workflow automation or deployment pipelines
• Background in fintech, crypto, exchanges, or data-heavy applications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Full health, vision, & dental coverage
• 401(k) match
• Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories

About the company

Polymarket is the world’s largest prediction market platform. It enables individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs.