Senior Platform Engineer — AI-Driven .NET & Kubernetes

Sports Careers; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and enhance tools, systems, and infrastructure for scalable software delivery. You’ll use C#/.NET Core, Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud technologies to automate platforms and improve developer workflows.

You’ll design and maintain platform capabilities, manage distributed systems, and mentor peers while advancing observability, performance, and deployment strategies across the engineering org. Boston-based role with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience, ideally with C# and .NET Core.
• Experience building distributed systems and microservices.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes and modern deployment practices.
• Familiarity with GitOps and cloud platforms.
• Strong debugging and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain platform capabilities for engineering teams.
• Develop scalable software primarily using C# and .NET Core.
• Improve platform infrastructure through automation for reliable delivery.
• Manage Kubernetes environments and Helm-based deployments.
• Apply GitOps to improve deployment automation and consistency.
• Build solutions for distributed microservice environments with scalability.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed environments.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor other engineers.
• Improve observability and performance testing across the platform.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

Kubernetes

GitOps

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Observability

Distributed systems

SDLC

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Helm Charts

Datadog

ELK Stack

AWS

GCP

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and enhance tools, systems, and infrastructure for scalable software delivery. You’ll use C#/.NET Core, Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud technologies to automate platforms and improve developer workflows.

You’ll design and maintain platform capabilities, manage distributed systems, and mentor peers while advancing observability, performance, and deployment strategies across the engineering org. Boston-based role with competitive compensation.