The Crown Is Yours
As a Software Architect, you'll play a critical leadership role in shaping the architecture, tooling, and strategy that power our engineering efforts. You'll drive initiatives that improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our systems. In this role, you'll act as a technical force multiplier, guiding teams to adopt robust design patterns and evolve how we build and operate distributed systems at scale.
What You'll Do
- Define and evolve the technical architecture that strengthens system resilience, observability, and fault tolerance.
- Lead the design and development of frameworks and tools that support performance testing, chaos experimentation, and system optimization.
- Partner with product, infrastructure, and platform teams to embed resilience principles into engineering decisions and workflows.
- Contribute hands-on work to prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and production systems that demonstrate best practices in resilient architecture.
- Mentor senior engineers across multiple teams, promoting engineering rigor, continuous improvement, and deep system understanding.
- Collaborate with leadership to prioritize high-impact initiatives and align technical investments with strategic goals.
- Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and advocate for resilient, scalable solutions across our company.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in system architecture, scalable design patterns, and building distributed systems in production environments.
- Proven experience as a senior or principal engineer in distributed, large-scale, or high-availability systems.
- Deep technical knowledge in at least one of the following: performance optimization, observability, fault-tolerant architecture, chaos testing, or cloud-native design.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-team engineering efforts that drive measurable system improvements.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and modern observability stacks.
- A strong track record of driving cross-team collaboration, resolving complex technical challenges, and translating broad business problems into elegant engineering solutions.
- Strong, structured communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence architectural decisions across technical and non-technical stakeholders and effectively document outcomes.
- A passion for mentoring and supporting the growth of fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, design feedback, and technical guidance.
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 185,400.00 USD - 231,800.00 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.
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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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