Sports Betting Jobs

Working in sports betting: trading, data, and product roles

There are 850 open sports betting and prediction-market roles across 19 organizations.

Sports betting and prediction markets are the most tech-driven corner of the industry, and the hiring looks more like a software or fintech company than a sports team. The employers are a relatively small group of large operators and fast-growing startups, including DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, PrizePicks, and prediction-market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, and together they post more roles than most full leagues.

The functions in demand are trading and quantitative research, data science and engineering, product and software development, risk and compliance, and performance marketing. This is the strongest category on the board for analytics and engineering talent, and the pay tends to run higher than equivalent team-side roles. It also skews senior: these companies hire experienced specialists far more than entry-level staff, and formal internships are rare compared with the leagues.

To break in, technical depth matters more than sports fandom. Quantitative roles expect strong Python, SQL, and modeling or probability backgrounds, and trading roles want a real grasp of markets and pricing. Many positions are remote or hybrid, which widens the field beyond the usual sports-market cities. Apply directly through each company; openings move quickly and the technical bar is real.

Frequently asked questions

What jobs are in the sports betting industry?

Trading and quantitative research, data science and engineering, product and software development, risk and compliance, and performance marketing - at operators and prediction-market platforms like DraftKings, FanDuel, PrizePicks, Polymarket, and Kalshi.

Do you need sports knowledge to work in sports betting?

Technical depth matters more than fandom. Quantitative roles expect strong Python, SQL, and modeling or probability backgrounds; trading roles want a real grasp of markets and pricing.

Are sports betting jobs remote?

Many are remote or hybrid - these are tech companies, so location matters less than for team-side roles, which widens the field beyond the usual sports-market cities.