Data Scientist Markets
PolymarketPrediction Markets company
New York, United StatesMid
Founders Fund
General Catalyst
Polychain
Intercontinental Exchange
ParaFi
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Data Scientist for the Markets team, focusing on market structure and liquidity.
- •The Markets team is responsible for what gets listed on Polymarket, how those markets are structured, and whether they actually work.
- •This role sits inside that team as the dedicated data scientist, owning the analytical layer that informs nearly every decision they make.
- •Key Responsibilities Model liquidity dynamics across markets to identify what drives healthy order flow and inform how we structure and adjust liquidity rewards.
- •Build and maintain recurring reports on market health metrics so the team has a clear, ongoing view of what is working and what is not.
- •Audit new market listings using historical and comparable market data to recommend approval, structural adjustments, or rejection.
- •Requirements Strong Python proficiency for data analysis, statistical modeling, and working with large datasets.
- •SQL knowledge is a must.
- •Deep, working knowledge of market structure.
- •You should be able to reason about order books, spreads, liquidity provision, and market design tradeoffs without needing a primer.
- •Experience owning analyses end to end, from scoping an ambiguous question to handing a stakeholder something they can act on.
Required skills
PythonSQL
Domain expertise
crypto
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary & equity, Unlimited PTO, Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage, 401k match, Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Tech stack
PythonSQL