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Staff Software Engineer, Mission Control

Polymarket· Engineering
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New York$250k - $500kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Staff Full-Stack Engineer to define the technical strategy and long-term architecture of Mission Control, Polymarket’s internal platform that powers markets, operations, compliance, and growth.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead Mission Control. Set the technical vision and roadmap for the platform used to run Polymarket, the engine behind our markets, operations, compliance, and growth.
  • Build Mission Control as a platform. Design the core abstractions, data models, and extension points that let teams across the company build on Mission Control safely and quickly, without a dedicated engineer for every workflow.
  • Architect markets automation at scale. Drive the design of systems that change how markets are researched, structured, deployed, and managed as volume grows.
  • Make high-stakes technical decisions. Lead architecture and design reviews, weigh tradeoffs across reliability, security, compliance, and speed, and make sure our systems meet the standards of a regulated exchange.
  • Influence beyond your team. Work with core product, infrastructure, and data teams to align on interfaces, shared services, and standards. Identify problems across the company before they become blockers.
  • Embed with and partner across teams. Work directly with leaders in Markets, Product, Polymarket US, Trust & Safety, Compliance, Operations, and CX to turn their strategic goals into technical priorities and shape how their teams work.
  • Multiply the team. Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, set the engineering culture and quality bar, and help shape hiring and team growth.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 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 (Next.js is a bonus)
  • A track record of setting technical direction and delivering large, cross-team initiatives from strategy through execution
  • Exceptional system design skills, including designing platforms that other teams build on
  • Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment among engineering, product, and business leaders
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture, standards, and hiring
  • Strong customer empathy: you understand what teams actually need, not just what they ask for
  • Strong judgment under ambiguity: you know when to move fast, when to invest for the long term, and how to explain the difference
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to write clear technical strategy and present tradeoffs to executives
  • A passion for blockchain, decentralized finance, and freedom of speech
  • (Plus) Experience building internal platforms or tooling for compliance, AML, surveillance, risk, or trading operations
  • (Plus) Experience in a regulated environment such as an exchange, brokerage, or financial institution
  • (Plus) Experience in an embedded or field engineering role, working directly alongside product or operations teams
  • (Plus) Experience with workflow automation or deployment pipelines
  • (Plus) Background in fintech, crypto, exchanges, or data-heavy applications
  • (Plus) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Skills

Required:TypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)CSSReactNode.jsSystem design

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Full health, vision, & dental coverage
  • 401(k) match
  • Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Last updated Oct 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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