We're looking for a founding software engineer

Hey, we're Sebastian & Rayane, the founders of Kairos.

We're building systems that predict sports outcomes with exceptional accuracy. To do this, we're putting together a core team of founding quants/software engineers, one of which could be you!

What we actually do (and why it's fun)

Let's say Mbappé is slightly injured but he might still play tonight's game. What's the impact of the injury report on the probability that he scores? What's the impact on the overall probability of Real Madrid winning the game? Or let's say Djokovic is going to play the US Open semi-final against Alcaraz at 3pm local time. It's probably going to be quite warm at around 30°C. How does that impact his chances of moving onto the final and go for a 25th Grand Slam?

We try and give good answers to these kinds of questions. We ingest lots of data, build models and AI systems to make sense of all of it, and generate forecasts. And hopefully, they're good!

Your role: founding software engineer

Building this involves a lot of complex engineering. You'll get to work on:

• Data pipelines that scale to hundreds of millions of events/day
• Reliable trade execution systems that can handle low-latency requirements
• AI systems to fetch, classify and react to market moving information
• Putting ML models into production, and making them fast

As a founding softeng, you'll need to move across the stack while being able to deep dive quickly. You should probably like technology.

Also, we're an early-stage startup, working in-person from Paris. So beyond the kind of obvious traits that mean you'd enjoy working on the above (strong background in CS/software engineering) you need to be pretty comfortable with uncertainty. So, you should join us if:

• Early-stage ownership sounds exciting, you're comfortable with taking on more risk for a big upside
• You value intellectual freedom and personal agency
• You want to work with smart people, who move fast
• You're competitive (in sports, games, …)
• You want to grow with the company - both professionally and financially (we offer competitive pay and real ownership as this will be your baby too)
• Bonus: you enjoy sports, company events may include sports games & we often practice sports together

How to apply

Email us at draftpicks@kairos-research.ai with your CV / portfolio. Even better if you have an anecdote around sports and/or forecasting 😁

Don't self-reject! You don't need to know everything about sports, domain knowledge is easy to teach.

PS If this doesn't sound like you but you know just the right gal/guy, we'd appreciate the intro (and buy you 2 tickets worth up to 500€ to your favorite sports event)