# Prediction Markets Trader at Wintermute

- Company: Wintermute
- What the company does: A leading algorithmic trading firm, focused on harnessing the chaos of digital assets into liquid and efficient markets. Backed by Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://wintermute.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $210K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/wintermute-trading/76cca257-0961-4aa7-b234-eeb777196399
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wintermute-prediction-markets-trader/

## About the role

You will be responsible for monitoring and trading prediction markets in real time across Kalshi, Polymarket and other venues; implementing strategies across categories such as sports, upDown markets, elections and weather. You will be hands-on, improving the whole stack. Predictions is a greenfield project within Wintermute and you will have lots of freedom to build the system you want.

## What they're looking for

- Strong Python skills - you have 1-3 years of experience coding in Python, be that through work, study or personal project experience - we will test!
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills - we will test!
- Demonstrated work experience in prediction markets - you are engaged in the space (personal trading, following major developments, contributing to discussions, etc.)
- Have an owner mentality - you focus on the ultimate result - P&L for the company and strategically growing the business and Wintermute partnerships
- Love problem solving, and love seeing your products work, you do whatever it takes to do what’s needed (trading, coding, analysing data, collaborating)
- Determined, ambitious yet humble, willing to work hard and learn on the way

Tags: Trading