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.

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.

The Crown Is Yours

DraftKings is growing quickly and we’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help establish and lead a team-centered around the mission of providing a best-in-class experience for our customers. In this position you will showcase your strong technical skills and a bias toward collaboration. You will be working across teams, informing business decisions, and helping to expand our enterprise software platform.

What you’ll do as a Lead Software Engineer

• Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple regions within DraftKings to define requirements and engineer solutions that are scalable, robust, and reliable.

• Build solutions for internal DraftKings systems, these will include bespoke systems and 3rd party products that constitute the DraftKings ecosystem. E.g., HR systems, IT provisioning systems, finance, etc.

• Lead the development team daily operations, deliverables, incidents, and agile ceremonies as well as introduce new practices where needed.

• Participate in the Hands-On Development, Design, and Delivery of reliable solutions with multiple technologies such as Boomi or AWS and lead the discussions when introducing new tools into the team ecosystem.

• Enjoy a challenging and changing day-to-day working on coding, DevOps, databases, and infrastructure.

What you’ll bring

• Expertise in some integration tools like Boomi, Workato, MuleSoft, BizTalk.

• Experience as the ‘expert’ on a development team where you are responsible for the whole development cycle of new features and their maintenance.

• Knowledge of PaaS/SaaS/IaaS technologies like Azure or AWS. Knowledge of security concepts would be an advantage.

• Skilled in leading a development team, helping to solve blockers, managing priorities, and fostering a positive work environment.

• Understanding of how to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions that people will adopt and utilize.

• Well-versed in full-stack development with strong backend knowledge in object-oriented languages like C#, Java and being able to wear multiple hats.

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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.