Senior SWE Manager - AI-Driven, Remote-First

DraftKings; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead Engineering teams delivering high-impact product initiatives in a fast-paced environment. You will define technical strategy, scale architecture, mentor leaders, and foster ownership, inclusion, and excellence while partnering with Product, Design, and Business teams to align engineering efforts with company goals.

This role supports a remote-first, hybrid workplace across time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years full-stack experience at a large-scale growth company, incl. 4+ years managing software engineering teams.
• Proven ability to lead multiple engineering teams across concurrent workstreams.
• Expertise in C# or Java with hands-on .NET Framework/Core experience.
• Strong background deploying high-throughput cloud-based systems, ideally AWS.
• Experience with distributed systems architecture and Kafka.
• Collaborative with cross-functional stakeholders to influence product strategy and drive business goals.
• Remote-first leadership with distributed teams across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering teams responsible for core product areas and high-impact initiatives.
• Drive strategic alignment and execution across Engineering and Business teams.
• Guide technical direction and architectural planning with technical leads.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineering managers and senior ICs.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive team culture rooted in ownership and excellence.
• Own hiring strategy and participate in interview and selection processes.
• Champion software quality and infrastructure reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders to align with product vision.
• Facilitate technical discovery and system design decisions for scalability.

Skills

Full-stack

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

AWS cloud

C#/Java

Mentoring

Remote leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

.NET

Kafka

AWS

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead Engineering teams delivering high-impact product initiatives in a fast-paced environment. You will define technical strategy, scale architecture, mentor leaders, and foster ownership, inclusion, and excellence while partnering with Product, Design, and Business teams to align engineering efforts with company goals.

This role supports a remote-first, hybrid workplace across time zones.