Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

DraftKings Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking technology company as a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking. This exciting role offers the chance to tackle some of the most intriguing challenges in the tech industry, ensuring that services run smoothly while leading a talented SRE team. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance platform engineering efforts and drive technical excellence through mentorship. With a focus on automation and infrastructure optimization, your contributions will directly impact the delivery of extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. If you’re ready to make a difference in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years managing distributed cloud environments.
• Expertise in networking and debugging at packet level.
• Experience with IaC tools for scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead SRE initiatives and collaborate across teams.
• Architect self-healing, fault-tolerant infrastructure.
• Create monitoring strategies to enforce SLAs.

Skills

Cloud Environment Management

Networking Concepts

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Container Orchestration

Software Development (Go, Python)

Linux Operating Systems

Object-Oriented Programming

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

vSphere

Job description

Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Join to apply for the Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking role at DraftKings Inc.

Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

5 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking role at DraftKings Inc.

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.

Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking, you will help us lead the SRE team to ensure DraftKings services run continuously and smoothly as we bring game-changing experiences to our users. DraftKings solves some of the most interesting challenges in the tech industry, and when you join our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see your ideas and solutions directly impact our products.

What you’ll do as a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

• Lead SRE initiatives across multiple projects and products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape platform and infrastructure engineering efforts across the organization.
• Drive technical excellence by mentoring and guiding engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Drive improvements in CDN delivery configuration to ensure high availability, performance, and observability across our diverse products.
• Architect and automate self-healing, fault-tolerant infrastructure with declarative configurations, GitOps, and event-driven automation for scalable deployments across public clouds and on-premises.
• Design, develop, and maintain software-driven infrastructure automation to build internal tools and eliminate repetitive tasks.
• Define key metrics and SLAs around new web services being created to support our rapid traffic growth.
• Create and implement monitoring and alerting strategies to enforce infrastructure SLAs.

What you’ll bring

• 6+ years of experience managing distributed cloud environments (GCP, AWS, vSphere, Nutanix) and platform automation at scale.
• Expert-level understanding of networking and web concepts, with the ability to debug issues down to the packet level.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.), ensuring scalable and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
• Experience leading engineering teams and guiding technology roadmaps in large-scale, distributed environments.
• Deep expertise in container orchestration (Kubernetes) and container runtimes (Docker, containerd), with the ability to design, scale, and troubleshoot complex workloads.
• Strong experience developing software for automation and infrastructure tooling (Go, Python).
• Strong understanding of Linux-based operating systems, including performance tuning, kernel debugging, and low-level system optimizations.
• Understanding of applications written in object-oriented languages (C#/.NET, Java).

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 $148,000 - $185,000, 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Software Development and Spectator Sports

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at DraftKings Inc. by 2x

Get notified about new Site Reliability Engineer jobs in Boston, MA.

Boston, MA $117,000 - $173,000

Boston, MA $147,000 - $208,000

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE, Remote US)

Boston, MA $120,000 - $160,000

Boston, MA $160,000 - $175,000

Software Engineer - OpenShift Virtualization Performance

Westford, MA $168,000 - $322,000

Entry Level Software Engineer, application via RippleMatch

Boston, MA $150,000 - $170,000

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, HPC and LSF

Boston, MA $110,000 - $160,000

Boston, MA $120,000 - $160,000

Boston, MA $85,000 - $95,000

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.