DraftKings Inc. · 19 hours ago
Software Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $232K/yr
8+ years expDraftKings Inc. is a publicly traded technology company that focuses on innovation and the integration of AI into their systems. The Software Architect will lead the architecture and strategy for engineering efforts, ensuring system performance, scalability, and reliability while mentoring teams and driving high-impact initiatives.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
DraftKings Inc.
It's simple, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.64BKey Investors
Michael JordanManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Eldridge Industries
2025-03-04Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2024-06-06Post Ipo Equity· $324.04M
2020-09-02Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Jason Robins
CEO & Co-Founder
Alan Ellingson
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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