The Crown Is Yours
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in crafting and optimizing our software solutions, collaborating with multiple teams, and contributing to the evolution of our industry-leading products. This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys building scalable systems and contributing to infrastructure automation using Platform Engineering practices.
What you'll do as a Senior Platform Engineer
- Contribute to the development lifecycle, from concept and design to implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.
- Write clean, efficient, and high-quality code, primarily in C# and .NET Core, following best practices for software engineering.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers to help grow technical capabilities across the team.
- Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify specifications, and ensure technical solutions meet the needs of the business.
- Build and improve platform infrastructure through software development, enabling scalable, reliable, and efficient systems to support engineering workflows and application delivery.
- Apply GitOps practices to streamline deployment processes.
- Manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure and automate application deployments using Helm Charts.
What You'll Bring
- 3+ years of professional software development experience, ideally with experience in C# and .NET Core.
- Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architecture, building scalable and resilient solutions.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for software applications, with an ability to diagnose and resolve issues in complex distributed environments.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and modern deployment strategies (e.g., canary and blue-green deployments).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP would be a strong asset.
- Understanding of GitOps methodologies for managing and automating infrastructure and application deployments is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with observability platforms such as DataDog and ELK stack.
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.
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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.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of software development experience
- Experience in C# and .NET Core
- Experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP
- Understanding of GitOps methodologies
- Familiarity with observability platforms like DataDog and ELK stack
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What are DraftKings's perks and benefits like?
DraftKings offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with mental health resources, wellness programs, and flexible paid time off. Employees also receive family support benefits, including 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all global team members, as well as fertility, adoption, and childcare support.
Financial benefits include a 401(k) with company match, equity opportunities, and professional development support.
In addition, DraftKings provides workplace perks such as free meals and snacks, commuter benefits, and a collaborative, fast-paced culture with hybrid or remote flexibility depending on the role.
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What We Do
It's simple, at DraftKings, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator. It's our ultimate goal to build the best, most trusted, and most customer-centric destination for our players. We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.
Why Work With Us
Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers. Ready to own what’s next?
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Our flexible hybrid policy empowers team members to work where they’re most productive—whether at home or in our collaborative offices. We trust our teams to choose what works best for them to thrive and innovate.
