Senior Software Engineer, Backend

At DraftKings, 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.
The Crown Is Yours
At DraftKings, our Marketing Platform Engineering team is at the heart of delivering personalized, real-time, and data-driven marketing experiences to millions of our customers. We build and maintain the systems that drive our campaigns, promotions, targeting, and customer engagement across multiple channels and products. As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you'll help shape the next generation of our MarTech infrastructure by building scalable systems and automating our marketing stack.
What you'll do as a Senior Software Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services that power personalized marketing experiences for millions of DraftKings customers.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and Marketing stakeholders to implement systems that tailor campaigns and content to customer preferences.
• Lead initiatives to modernize and automate our internal MarTech stack, increasing efficiency and innovation velocity.
• Own services deployed in a cloud-native environment, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability at scale.
• Contribute to system architecture and design discussions with a focus on scalability, performance, and fault tolerance.
• Write clean, maintainable code, and participate in code reviews to uphold high engineering standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead by example in technical design, development, and cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll bring

• 3+ years of experience working in an object-oriented programming language such as Java or C#.
• 3+ years of experience working with both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript and front-end integration (experience with React or similar frameworks is a plus).
• 3+ years of experience building, deploying, and operating systems in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure preferred).
• A strong understanding of distributed systems, performance optimization, and scalability challenges.
• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment and collaborating across multiple teams.
• Passion for data-driven decision-making, marketing automation, and personalization technologies.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Join Our Team
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is 119,500.00 USD - 149,400.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.