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Kalshi operates the first federally regulated US exchange for event contracts—a novel asset class enabling traders to take positions on discrete outcomes (legislation, economic indicators, etc.) rather than traditional price movements. The tech stack reveals dual engineering cultures: a modern, cloud-native backend (Rust, Go, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure) paired with a media-heavy creative toolkit (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Cinema 4D), suggesting both infrastructure maturity and significant brand/content investment. Hiring velocity is accelerating across marketing (7 roles) and engineering (6 roles), with compliance and ops gaps, indicating a company scaling go-to-market and operational footprint while grappling with CFTC complexity.
Tech Stack 43 technologies
Core StackFlutter Docker Terraform Kubernetes AWS Datadog Rust Go Adobe Premiere Pro After Effects Figma Okta Python dbt Superset Dagster Redshift Snowflake Apache Spark Vanta OneTrust ServiceNow Intercom GCP Azure Final Cut Pro Cinema 4D bash Presto Hive+11 more
What Kalshi Is Building
◆Challenges
- Cftc regulatory compliance for prediction markets
- Green field development
- Complex accounting issues
- Emerging business initiatives
- Reducing operational burden
- Improving observability and reliability
- Minimizing service disruptions
- Expanding into new international markets
- Navigating regulatory complexity
- Operational infrastructure setup
▲Active Projects
- Exchange and clearinghouse rulebook development
- Operational infrastructure setup
- Core trading and user-facing mobile platform
- Core platform features like notifications and biometric authentication
- Next-generation financial ecosystem
- Automation to eliminate toil
- Performance-tuning of cloud deployments
- Market entry strategy
- Go-to-market strategy iteration
- Brand-focused video content across platforms
Hiring Activity
25 roles · 25 in 30d
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