DR Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure DraftKings · Boston · Site Reliability $128,000–$160,000 11d ago

Devopsroles; Boston (MA); Híbrido; USD 128.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DraftKings in Boston is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to build and scale Kubernetes infrastructure across public clouds and on‑prem environments, delivering automation-first resilience.

You will implement self-healing systems, manage GitOps with Flux and Helm, and lead capacity planning with Karpenter and HPA to keep services reliable at scale. The role requires Kubernetes expertise, Go and Python development for tooling, and strong Linux networking knowledge.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, experience, training.
• 4+ years managing distributed cloud and on‑prem environments at scale, AWS experience; GCP, vSphere or Nutanix a plus.
• Deep Kubernetes expertise with container orchestration and scaling.
• Go and Python development for automation and tooling.
• Strong networking and Linux-based system knowledge, including Docker and containerd.

Responsabilidades

• Drive stability, performance, and scalability across multi-cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Build self-healing, fault-tolerant infrastructure and automation tooling.
• Operate and evolve GitOps with Flux and Helm for Kubernetes workloads.
• Define and monitor reliability metrics and SLAs for platform components.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and contribute to architectural decisions.

Conocimientos

Kubernetes

Go

Python

Linux

Networking

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

vSphere

Nutanix

Docker

containerd

Flux

Rancher Fleet

Karpenter

Horizontal Pod Autoscaler

KEDA

Descripción del empleo

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you’ll build and scale the critical Kubernetes infrastructure that powers our platforms and services. You’ll solve complex reliability challenges across public cloud and on-premise environments, designing automation-first solutions that strengthen performance and simplify operations. You’ll help shape architectural decisions, advance stability at scale, and build tools that give our teams the confidence to move quickly and deliver reliably.

What you’ll do as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer

• Drive stability, performance, and scalability across our global compute platform spanning multiple public clouds and on-premise environments.

• Build self-healing, fault-tolerant infrastructure and internal tooling that automates repetitive operational work and reduces toil for Platform and Application teams.

• Operate and evolve our GitOps delivery model, using Rancher Fleet, Flux, and Helm to deploy core Kubernetes services and application workloads consistently and reliably.

• Own Kubernetes scaling and capacity strategies using technologies including Karpenter, Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA), and predictive scaling based on event and calendar data.

• Define and monitor service-level objectives and reliability metrics for platform components using Datadog and our logging pipeline.

• Strengthen our engineering practices by sharing knowledge, contributing to architectural and design discussions, and participating in an on-call rotation.

What you’ll bring

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent education, experience, and training.

• At least 4 years of experience managing distributed cloud and on-premise environments at scale, including strong hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services; experience with Google Cloud Platform, vSphere, or Nutanix is a plus.

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration, with experience designing, scaling, and troubleshooting complex workloads.

• Strong software development experience using languages such as Go and Python to build automation and infrastructure tooling.

• Working knowledge of networking and Linux-based systems, including container runtimes such as Docker and containerd, packet-level debugging, and kernel troubleshooting.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools to build scalable, consistent, and repeatable infrastructure.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 128,000.00 USD - 160,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.