As a Senior Platform Engineer at DraftKings, you will design and build developer-focused tools and systems that enhance the software development lifecycle, improve engineering efficiency, and integrate AI-driven innovation across workflows. You will play a key role in shaping platform infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical standards across the organization.
What You'll Do
- Design and build developer-focused tools and services that improve the software development lifecycle
- Enhance continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines
- Integrate development frameworks or tooling into internal engineering platforms
- Implement AI-driven capabilities across engineering workflows, including code assistance, documentation generation, test automation, and code review support
- Improve the developer experience by identifying friction points and streamlining workflows
- Deliver scalable solutions that increase engineering productivity
- Promote best practices for developer tooling, local development environments, and platform adoption
- Create clear documentation, practical examples, and provide hands-on support for platform tools
- Design, deploy, and maintain core AI platform infrastructure
- Ensure the safe, efficient, and observable operation of production-grade AI agents
- Participate in design and architecture discussions
- Contribute thoughtful technical guidance
- Help strengthen engineering standards across teams
- Collaborate closely with engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver reliable, maintainable systems
- Support long-term platform growth
- Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and collaborative problem-solving
- Help elevate technical quality across the team
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
- At least 3 years of professional experience building backend systems with object-oriented languages such as C# or Java
- Strong foundation in object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and backend architecture
- Hands-on experience working with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines
- Experience with development frameworks or internal engineering platforms
- Experience applying artificial intelligence or automation to software engineering workflows, including areas such as code generation, summarization, testing, or knowledge discovery
- Proven ability to mentor and support other engineers through thoughtful code reviews, design reviews, and collaborative debugging
- Strong experience building, maintaining, and improving software systems
- Exposure to developer tooling, platform engineering, or infrastructure that enhances engineering productivity
Technical Stack
- C#
- Java
- CI/CD pipelines
- AI-driven tools
- code assistance systems
- documentation generation tools
- test automation frameworks
- code review platforms
- developer tooling
- platform engineering infrastructure
- AI platform infrastructure
Team & Environment
- Innovation-driven
- Embraces emerging technology
- Energized by AI and automation
- Proactive in shaping the future
- Collaborative and supportive engineering environment
- Focus on bold ideas and progress
Benefits & Compensation
- Opportunity to work at a publicly traded technology company (NASDAQ: DKNG)
- Involvement in shaping the future of AI in engineering and product development
- Exposure to innovation and emerging technology
- Support through the gaming license application process if required for the role
DraftKings is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
