Senior Platform Engineer — Cloud, Kubernetes & .NET + Equity

DraftKings Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and enhance tools, systems, and infrastructure enabling engineers to develop and deploy software reliably at scale using C#/.NET Core, Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud technologies.

You will design and maintain platform capabilities, automate deployments with Helm, improve observability, and mentor other engineers while collaborating with teams to deliver scalable, resilient solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience, ideally with experience in C# and .NET Core.
• Experience building and supporting distributed systems and microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and modern deployment practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a solid grasp of the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain platform capabilities used by engineering teams across DraftKings.
• Develop clean, scalable software, primarily using C# and .NET Core.
• Build and improve platform infrastructure through software engineering and automation to enable reliable and efficient application delivery.
• Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based environments, including automating deployments using Helm Charts.
• Apply GitOps practices to improve deployment automation, consistency, and reliability.
• Build solutions for distributed systems and microservice environments with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex application and infrastructure issues across distributed environments.
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, contribute to engineering best practices, and mentor other engineers.
• Improve observability, performance testing, deployment strategies, and operational excellence across the platform.

Skills

C#/.NET Core

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

GitOps

Cloud AWS/GCP

Observability

SDLC

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Tools

Helm Charts

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to build and enhance tools, systems, and infrastructure enabling engineers to develop and deploy software reliably at scale using C#/.NET Core, Kubernetes, GitOps, and cloud technologies.

You will design and maintain platform capabilities, automate deployments with Helm, improve observability, and mentor other engineers while collaborating with teams to deliver scalable, resilient solutions.