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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** Kalshi Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, System Configuration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Network Troubleshooting, Software Engineering, Load Balancing, System Availability, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/infrastructure-engineer-kalshi-com-7813264 ## About the Role * 3+ years of professional software engineering experience * Strong technical fundamentals and comfort tackling complex engineering problems * Excellent communication skills and a strong desire to learn * Deep familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, RDS, Kafka, load balancing, etc. * Experience creating or implementing processes and tooling that improve engineering efficiency * Demonstrated ability to plan and drive large projects with long-term impact * Excellent judgment and prioritization skills * Growth mindset, high slope, and eagerness to learn * Craftsmanship: you care deeply about quality and outcomes * Ability to ship extremely quickly * Strong experience in one or more of: + Networking: debugging and resolving complex networking issues + Security: certifications such as CISSP or CISM Bonus Points: * Experience building deployment systems in Kubernetes * Experience designing dev/test environments in Kubernetes * Experience building dynamic configuration systems NYC Pay Transparency Disclosure, Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our mission and values, we'd love to hear from you. ## Description We're building a next-generation financial ecosystem - think NYSE or CME, rebuilt from scratch. As an Infrastructure Engineer at Kalshi, you'll help design, build, and scale the systems that power our exchange, clearinghouse, API infrastructure, broker and market-maker connectivity, and more. We are a small engineering team, which means your responsibilities scale rapidly and your impact is clear, visible, and foundational. Much of our infrastructure is still greenfield, and entire systems can be yours to design and own. You'll work across the full infrastructure and DevOps stack to ensure reliability, speed, and robustness for one of the most ambitious financial platforms ever built. What You'll Do * Build and standardize infrastructure for how software is built, versioned, tested, and deployed * Automate testing frameworks across the entire testing pyramid (unit, API, integration) * Architect large-scale systems with sound tradeoffs for performance, risk, and long-term maintainability * Develop and maintain infrastructure for high-performance data feeds and trading APIs * Support clearing systems with high availability and strict guarantees, including margining, collateral management, and banking integrations * Stress-test and harden critical systems for robustness and scalability * Ship fast and with high quality * Make autonomous technical decisions - we offer flexibility, not hand-holding * Contribute to shaping Kalshi's engineering culture as the company grows ## Related Videos - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Infrastructure as Code: The Developer's Secret Weapon](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1221-infrastructure-as-code-the-developer-s-secret-weapon) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)