Exchange Operations Automation Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Design, create, and sustain automated pipelines for market creation, monitoring, settlement, and dispute resolution utilizing Python and Airflow.

• Integrate various sports data feeds (e.g., Sportradar, Genius Sports), government data APIs (BLS, Fed, ECB), and political event sources to enable automated settlement workflows.

• Develop and support REST API integrations with internal exchange systems and external data providers.

• Create AI-assisted tools for outcome verification, edge case identification, and drafting settlement rules—utilizing LLM APIs and prompt engineering as necessary.

• Oversee cron jobs and scheduled tasks; monitor pipeline performance and address production failures.

• Implement observability measures: logging, alerting, and audit trails that comply with CFTC regulatory standards.

• Collaborate with ExOps team members to pinpoint manual processes and systematically eliminate them.

• Contribute to the documentation of internal tools and engage in code review practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in technical operations, data engineering, or backend engineering roles.

• Strong proficiency in Python: data processing, API client development, scripting, and automation.

• Practical experience in building and maintaining REST API integrations.

• Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar solutions (e.g., Prefect, Dagster).

• Knowledge of sports data feeds or event-driven data pipelines.

• Comfortable working within Linux environments, including shell scripting and cron job management.

• A solid understanding of prediction market mechanics (binary options, categorical markets) or derivative products.

• Capability to work independently in a dynamic environment with live production implications.

• Preferred Background

• Experience working at a sportsbook, DFS platform, sports data company, or CFTC-regulated exchange.

• Hands-on experience with AI tools—LLM API integration, prompt engineering, or constructing AI-assisted decision workflows.

• Familiarity with sports data providers such as Sportradar or Genius Sports.

• Knowledge of CFTC regulatory requirements or market surveillance practices.

• Experience with FIX protocol or financial exchange infrastructure.

• Background in political forecasting data, macroeconomic data sources (BLS, Fed, ECB), or event-driven settlement systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Attractive annual leave entitlement including: birthday and work anniversary

• 401(k) plan with employer match

• Eligibility for company-sponsored group health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance

• Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hours with hybrid or remote setup

• Aspire to explore career alternatives through us. Our internal mobility program offers employees a variety of opportunities.