The Crown Is Yours
As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll shape and scale a high-throughput microservices ecosystem that powers backend transaction processing and frontend content delivery. Partnering closely with senior engineers and product stakeholders, you'll architect reliable, performant systems while mentoring a team committed to growth and ownership. Your leadership will ensure seamless integration across platforms and elevate the quality of our full-stack solutions.
What You'll Do
- Partner closely with stakeholders to scope and deliver scalable backend services in .NET and modern frontend applications in React and TypeScript.
- Ensure alignment with backend systems, database design, and cross-platform integration to deliver reliable, cohesive solutions.
- Drive technical design and architecture decisions that meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
- Mentor and coach engineers of varying experience levels with structured feedback, goal setting, and career development.
- Foster engineering best practices, system observability, and quality-focused delivery.
- Lead a high-performing full-stack engineering team and support hiring efforts, and cultivate a diverse and inclusive team culture.
What You'll Bring
- At least 2 years of experience managing engineering teams, promoting high performance, and supporting individual growth.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in backend development, including system-level design and API architecture. (C#/.NET)
- Solid experience with frontend technologies like React.js and TypeScript.
- Understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), and distributed systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset, and clear communication abilities.
- Proficiency in integrating AI-powered tools (e.g. Copilot, Cursor, Claude) into development pipelines to accelerate coding, enhance code quality, and increase developer efficiency.
- Proficiency with AI-assisted testing, code reviews, and documentation generation.
- Proven ability in leveraging AI tools in daily engineering workflows e.g. including pair programming with AI, auto-generating test cases, or accelerating bug triage and resolution.
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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.
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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.
