AI-Driven Senior Lead Software Engineer (C#, AWS)

DraftKings Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings Inc. in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a small team delivering AI-enabled, customer-facing applications in a high-scale, regulated environment.

The role is hands-on, owning technical design, and mentoring engineers across application, AI integration, and platform layers. Expertise in C#/.NET, AWS, and AI tools is required to drive production-grade solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in C#/.NET.
• Experience with AWS and cloud production systems.
• Experience leading engineers and owning technical direction.
• Experience in large distributed environments with reliable cloud/vendor integrations.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude and Codex.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of customer-facing applications and AI solutions from concept through production.
• Stay hands-on in engineering, contribute to implementation, reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Build and customize AI agents, MCP servers/tools, and integrations.
• Design and build scalable services using C#/.NET and AWS.
• Collaborate across backend, AI integration, and platform boundaries with internal and external partners.
• Mentor engineers and guide the team through direction and delivery.
• Translate business problems into practical technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Ensure reliability, security, observability, and compliant operations.

Skills

C#/.NET

Leadership

Distributed systems

Communication

Hands-on coding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Claude

Codex

MCP tools

Job description

DraftKings Inc. in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a small team delivering AI-enabled, customer-facing applications in a high-scale, regulated environment.

The role is hands-on, owning technical design, and mentoring engineers across application, AI integration, and platform layers. Expertise in C#/.NET, AWS, and AI tools is required to drive production-grade solutions.