Senior Software Engineer, Backend

🕒 July 7

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DraftKings Inc.

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

📣 Marketing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Marketing • Consulting • Logistics

DraftKings Inc. is a digital sports entertainment company operating a leading online sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, and casino platform that delivers real-money betting and gaming experiences via web and mobile apps. It combines sports data, analytics, and content to engage fans, provides marketing and VIP/loyalty programs, and maintains global teams across engineering, product, compliance, and customer experience while emphasizing responsible gaming.

📋 Description

• Design and develop scalable back-end systems and APIs that power high-impact applications used by a large, engaged user base around the clock. • Deliver production-ready code, driving forward new features and capabilities in a 24/7 sports betting environment. • Prioritize agility and scalability equally to support rapid product rollouts while ensuring systems are built to pivot and perform at scale. • Own the full software development lifecycle, from initial design through long-term maintenance, performance tuning, and reliability improvements. • Triage, investigate, and resolve production issues with urgency, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. • Ensure all components are built to withstand high volume and real-time demands, optimizing for speed and efficiency. • Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical execution with product goals, mentoring peers and driving quality standards across the team.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any relevant combination of education, experience, and training. • At least 3 years of professional experience in object-oriented backend development using languages such as C# or Java. • Deep knowledge of OOP principles, design patterns, and backend system architecture. • Proven success designing and building scalable distributed systems in Cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Advanced proficiency in writing and maintaining automated test suites, including unit, integration, and performance tests, for large-scale backend services. • A demonstrated ability to mentor and grow other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and collaborative debugging.

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus • Equity • Health insurance • Retirement plans • Professional development opportunities