Sports Trader

About the job About Stakemate Founded in summer 2022, Stakemate is revolutionizing sports betting by putting social features and seamless interfaces at the forefront. We're a profitable startup that's grown over 15x in the last year, and we're just getting started. Recognized by EGR as one of the most innovative startups in gaming, we’re scaling fast and shaping the next generation of sports entertainment. We have built a product that users genuinely love with unlimited betting group chats, multi-game bet builders, and an experience designed for how people actually want to bet: together. Revolut disrupted Barclays, Robinhood disrupted Etrade, Stakemate is executing in the same way to take on the traditional gaming sector. Learn more at stakemate.com or download our app to see what we're building. The Role We’re looking for a Sportsbook Trader to join our remote team in Colombia and support the day-to-day trading, content management, and risk management of our sportsbook. You will work closely with the risk and product teams to monitor markets, manage liabilities, and ensure a high-quality betting experience for our users. This is a hands-on role where you’ll be responsible for monitoring live betting activity, maintaining pricing integrity, and ensuring market performance across sports. You’ll operate at the core of the sportsbook, executing trading strategy while contributing to improvements in risk management, tooling, and automation, including the use of AI to enhance trading decisions and workflows. What We're Looking For - Sportsbook trading experience: at least 3 years in a trading or risk. - - Strong understanding of betting markets: including pricing, liabilities, and market behaviour. - - Analytical mindset: you use data and trends to inform decisions. - - Customer stake factoring: understanding of how staking behaviour impacts risk and trading decisions. - - Operational discipline: you understand the importance of consistency, process, and execution. - - Team collaboration: comfortable working with product, risk, and external providers. - - Fluent English: required for clear communication across the team. - What You'll Do - Monitor live and pre-match markets: ensure pricing integrity and consistency across events. - - Oversee liabilities: track exposure and take action to manage risk in real time. - - Monitor live betting activity: identify trends, react to sharp action, and flag potential risks. - - Execute trading strategy: apply internal frameworks for limits, pricing, and bet acceptance. - - Manage sportsbook content: ensure markets are correctly configured, structured, and available. - - Improve trading and risk workflows: contribute to the development of tools and processes, including AI-driven enhancements. - - Write technical tickets: clearly define issues, improvements, and requirements for product and engineering teams. - Nice to Have - Experience with BetGenius. - - Deep knowledge of either UK or US sports. - - Familiarity with automated trading models and risk frameworks. - - Experience working in fast-paced or high-growth environments. - - Experience writing structured technical requirements or tickets for product teams. - Interview Process - 30 min screening call and introduction to Stakemate. - - Technical task to assess trading, risk, and analytical thinking. - - 30 min call with the wider team. - - Final 30 minutes call with the CEO of the company. - What We Offer - Competitive salary. - - Fully remote role based in Colombia. - - Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, product-focused sportsbook. - - Direct access to the founder and real strategic influence. - - Substantial opportunity for career growth as the company scales. -