Senior Software Engineer

At Draft Kings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time.

To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together.

As a Senior Software Engineer you'll build scalable data-driven systems that power real-time experiences for millions of customers. From day one, you'll ship production‑ready code, deliver features with speed and consistency, and own end-to-end services in a fast-moving, always‑on environment. You'll work alongside passionate engineers, architects, and product leaders who value quality, speed, and impact. Your ideas will shape what comes next and your growth won't slow down.

• Design and build internal tools and services in Python that surface engineering metrics and organizational insights
• Lead the technical strategy for measuring AI impact across Draft Kings Engineering tooling, data pipelines, and dashboards
• Own features end-to-end — from requirements through deployment and observability
• Partner with engineering leadership, data, and delivery teams to define what to measure and how to act on it
• Set technical direction within your squad and contribute to cross‑team architectural decisions
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, design feedback, and pairing

• 4+ years of software engineering experience and 3+ years in Python
• Experience building internal tools, data pipelines, or analytics‑adjacent services
• Comfortable working with APIs, data stores, and dashboarding/visualization layers
• Solid engineering fundamentals writing maintainable and tested code while thinking carefully about data modeling
• Track record of owning and delivering complex projects with ambiguous requirements
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate fuzzy organizational questions into concrete technical solutions

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We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.