Engineering Manager, Clearing, Payments & Risk
Role in brief
Polymarket is seeking an Engineering Manager to oversee teams focused on clearing, payments, and risk systems. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in financial systems and regulatory compliance, particularly within the FCM space.
About the role
Polymarket operates as a leading prediction market and is building infrastructure to enhance its offerings. The Engineering Manager will lead end-to-end engineering efforts for the Futures Commission Merchant initiative, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while managing a team of senior engineers.
This role requires collaboration across various departments including Clearing Operations, Treasury, and Compliance to develop systems that meet regulatory requirements. Success in this position involves effectively managing engineering processes while upholding the integrity of financial systems.
The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate for this position, with flexibility based on experience.
Who this role suits
- Possesses over 8 years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a management role.
- Has a strong background in financial systems, particularly within FCM operations or payments infrastructure.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment while maintaining regulatory compliance.
- Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
From the employer
What you'll do
- Lead engineering for the FCM program end to end: customer onboarding and account structure, customer fund segregation, margin and collateral, and the integration between the FCM and our clearinghouse.
- Own the clearing engine and the post-trade path: settlement, position and balance management, reconciliation, and the ledger that sits underneath all of it.
- Own payments: deposits and withdrawals across bank, card, and wallet rails, fraud and risk checks at authorization, and the processor and banking partners behind them.
- Build risk controls that run in real time: pre-trade and pre-funding checks, exposure limits, and the monitoring that tells us when something is wrong before a customer or regulator does.
- Work daily with Clearing Operations, Treasury, Compliance, Legal, and the DCO/FCM business leads to turn regulatory and operational requirements into systems that hold up under audit.
- Hire, grow, and manage a team of senior engineers.
- Set the technical bar, run on-call, and stay close enough to the code to make good design calls.
What we're looking for
- 8+ years in software engineering and 2+ years managing engineers, with a track record of shipping financial systems in production.
- Direct subject-matter experience with at least two of: FCM operations, clearing and settlement, payments infrastructure.
- Ideally you've built these at an FCM, futures or crypto derivatives exchange, broker-dealer, or payments company.
- Working knowledge of the CFTC framework for customer funds: segregation, margining, daily reconciliation and reporting, and what regulators expect from the systems that produce them.
- Strong instincts for money-movement correctness: double-entry ledgers, idempotency, reconciliation, and failure handling across external partners.
- Comfort leading a 0-to-1 build at startup speed while keeping the controls a regulated business needs.
- Clear written communication with both engineers and non-technical partners in operations, finance, and compliance.
(Plus)
- Experience standing up a new FCM, DCO, or derivatives clearing member, or taking one through a regulatory review.
- (Plus) Background with margin methodologies (for example SPAN-style models) or collateral management.
- (Plus) Experience with stablecoin or on-chain settlement rails alongside traditional banking rails.
- (Plus) Hands-on experience in Go or another systems language used for high-throughput services.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Health, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) match
- Full hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, large display, and accessories
Pay Transparency
Base salary range: $350k to $500k annually, plus equity and benefits. This range reflects a good-faith estimate for this position. Experience levels vary widely within a title here, so please reach out even if your expectations fall outside it. We're always happy to chat.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy?
This position is remote.
What is the salary range for this role?
The base salary range is $350,000 to $500,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.
How do I apply for this position?
Candidates can apply through the Polymarket website.
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