KSC Trading | Remote | Full-Time | Senior Backend Software Engineer | $200k to $250k USD Total Compensation +
KSC Trading Full-Time
Why this grade
This listing scored 45/100, which is a D. It lost the most ground on pay transparency.
- Freshness 15 / 15 How recently it was posted. Older postings are likelier to be filled or abandoned.
- Description depth 14 / 20 How much the posting actually says about the work, measured in characters of real text.
- Remote clarity 8 / 15 Whether "remote" means anywhere, or is quietly restricted to one country.
- Corroboration 5 / 10 Whether more than one source carries this listing.
- Role specificity 3 / 10 Whether the listing is tagged well enough to tell what the role actually is.
- Pay transparency 0 / 25 A published salary range, worth more than any other single factor because it is what a candidate cannot find out without applying.
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Benefits
KSC Trading is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm founded in 2020. The company creates software to engage in automated trading in sports and prediction markets. The focus has been on statistical arbitrage and liquidity provision. We are currently a team of two, expecting to grow to a team of six over the next year.
The role would include maintaining and expanding the trading infrastructure. Example projects would be to integrate new exchanges and data sources, normalize market data feeds, optimize backtest performance, and build systems to monitor and analyze live trading. The current tech stack is based on Java, Google Cloud Platform, and Postgres.
Location: Remote with at least 4 hours overlap with US east coast working hours.
The company donates 20% of its profits. To apply reach out at [email protected] with your resume.
Where this listing came from
- 01 Oct 2026 Hacker News first sighting
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