Senior Platform Engineer

The Senior Platform Engineer builds and enhances the tools, systems, and infrastructure that enable engineering teams across DraftKings to develop and deploy software reliably at scale. Working with C#/.NET, Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud technologies, the role involves solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving developer workflows, and creating scalable, automated platform solutions that support a growing product portfolio. The position operates within a platform engineering function that partners closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across the organisation.

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain platform capabilities used by engineering teams across DraftKings.
• Develop clean, scalable, and maintainable software, primarily using C#/.NET Core.
• Build and improve platform infrastructure through software engineering and automation to enable reliable and efficient application delivery.
• Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based environments, including automating deployments using Helm charts.
• Apply GitOps practices to improve deployment automation, consistency, and reliability.
• Build solutions for distributed systems and microservice environments with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex application and infrastructure issues across distributed environments.
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, contribute to engineering best practices, and mentor other engineers.
• Improve observability, performance testing, deployment strategies, and operational excellence across the platform.

• 4+ years of professional software development experience, ideally with experience in C#/.NET Core.
• Experience building and supporting distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerisation, and modern application deployment practices.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and an understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve issues across complex distributed environments.
• Understanding of modern deployment strategies, including canary and blue-green deployments.
• Familiarity with GitOps methodologies and infrastructure and application deployment automation.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Familiarity with observability platforms such as Datadog and the ELK Stack.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to obtain a gaming licence issued by the appropriate state agency where this is a condition of employment; support is provided through the process.

• Experience with end-to-end performance testing at scale.

• 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.
• Ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed reflects the range for new hire pay rates across all US locations; individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

• Bonus, as applicable
• Equity, as applicable
• Benefits, as applicable

DraftKings is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, DraftKings may require employees to obtain a gaming licence issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment, and guides candidates through the process where relevant. At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both its present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas, and its teams are energised by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology.