Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native, Scalable Systems

DraftKings Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build high-performance systems that scale to support millions of transactions weekly. You will own key services, contribute to architecture decisions, and deploy code rapidly to production in a cloud-native environment.

This role collaborates with Product and Architecture teams and emphasizes reliability and performance. You will work with Java or C#, implement robust tests, and help drive engineering excellence through code

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience with Java or C# and OO design.
• Strong grasp of design patterns and scalable software architecture.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Proven cloud experience (AWS) and microservices.
• Experience building automated test suites.
• Performance tuning in distributed systems.
• Ability to mentor and influence technical decisions.
• Collaborative and independent work style.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems and APIs powering experiences for millions of users.
• Develop scalable, high-performance services in a cloud-native environment.
• Partner with Product and Architecture teams to implement ideas.
• Ensure code quality with comprehensive tests across levels.
• Respond to production incidents and drive root-cause analysis.
• Own health and performance of services with focus on scalability.
• Participate in code and design reviews to raise engineering standards.
• Adapt in a fast-paced environment emphasizing learning.

Skills

Java

C#

OO programming

Design patterns

Scalable architecture

Automated tests

Performance tuning

Mentoring

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

DraftKings Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build high-performance systems that scale to support millions of transactions weekly. You will own key services, contribute to architecture decisions, and deploy code rapidly to production in a cloud-native environment.

This role collaborates with Product and Architecture teams and emphasizes reliability and performance. You will work with Java or C#, implement robust tests, and help drive engineering excellence through code