Senior Backend Engineer

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November 23

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DraftKings Inc.

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Gaming • Sports • B2C

DraftKings Inc. is a global company known for providing innovative products and experiences primarily in the sports betting and fantasy sports sectors. The company boasts a strong presence across multiple countries, aiming to deliver exceptional customer moments and overcoming challenges through teamwork and persistence. At DraftKings, innovation in engineering, analytics, and product development is key, with a focus on creating unforgettable customer experiences in sportsbook and casino operations. The company emphasizes a dynamic work culture, inclusion, equity, and global collaboration within its diverse teams.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

🎮 Gaming

⚽ Sports

👥 B2C

📋 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.

🎯 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, with 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 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. • Proficiency in integrating AI-powered tools (e.g. Copilot, Cursor, Claude) into development pipelines to accelerate coding, enhance code quality, and increase developer efficiency. • Proficiency with AI-assisted testing, code reviews, and documentation generation. • Proven ability in leveraging AI tools in daily engineering workflows e.g. including pair programming with AI, auto-generating test cases, or accelerating bug triage and resolution.

🏖️ Benefits

• Find a purpose in your career, and join us in building the future together. • Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical execution with product goals, mentoring peers and driving quality standards across the team.