Quant Researcher

Kalshi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Kalshi is seeking a Quant Researcher in New York City to build and own quantitative models for its prediction market exchange. The ideal candidate will possess a strong quantitative background and be comfortable with derivatives. Responsibilities include developing new indices and collaborating with engineering and product teams.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $250,000 annually, plus equity and benefits. Join Kalshi for a dynamic role at the forefront of financial innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong math, stats, and quant finance background.
• Comfortable with derivatives; familiarity with risk and VaR preferred.
• 2+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and own quantitative models that go into production.
• Develop new indices and research problems across the exchange.
• Work directly with engineering, product, and trading.

Skills

Quantitative models

Python

Statistics

Machine Learning

Education

Strong quantitative degree from a leading university

Job description

Role Roadmap

Kalshi is the first CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange and the fastest-growing company in finance. We recently became the first US exchange to offer perpetuals in a regulated manner and launched KPOW, the first political index of its kind. We're hiring a Quant Researcher who will help build what comes next: new indices, new models, and quant problems across the exchange as the business scales. There's no playbook here. You'll own problems end to end, ship models into production, and work directly with engineering, product, and trading.

What You'll Do

• Build and own quantitative models that go into production, not into decks
• Develop new indices and research problems across the exchange
• Work directly with engineering, product, and trading on problems that don't have established solutions
• Ramp fast on prediction markets and find the edges that others haven't seen yet

What You Bring

• Very sharp, independent, and practical: you figure things out without needing a roadmap
• Strong math, stats, and quant finance background
• Comfortable with derivatives; familiarity with risk and VaR preferred
• Hands‑on with Python, statistics, and ML models
• Strong quantitative degree from a leading university
• 2+ years of experience

NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure

Salary Range: $150,000 to $250,000 annually plus equity and benefits. This salary range is based on the current available market data, and represents the expected salary range for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and few titles, but has broad ranges of experience represented within roles. Should you have compensation expectations that exceed these bands, we'd love to hear from you and would welcome you to reach out to further discuss.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our mission and values, we’d love to hear from you.