Senior Software Architect Scalable, Resilient Cloud

DraftKings Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Architect to design and scale systems powering world-class digital experiences.

You will influence architectural decisions across Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to ensure resilient, scalable platforms that evolve rapidly. You will contribute hands-on to critical initiatives, mentor engineers, and help embed robust architectural principles from day one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Proven experience owning architectural components of high-availability platforms.
• Strong design patterns, performance optimization, and reliability engineering.
• Proficiency with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architectural solutions for performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Design and refine frameworks, tooling, and engineering standards for resilience and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to embed architectural principles.
• Contribute hands-on to prototypes, POCs, and production systems demonstrating scalable design.
• Guide teams in adopting distributed system patterns with fault tolerance and observability.
• Provide design reviews and technical guidance to raise engineering quality and consistency.
• Align architectural decisions with business priorities and platform strategy.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Observability

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Modern cloud-based tools

Job description

DraftKings Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Architect to design and scale systems powering world-class digital experiences.

You will influence architectural decisions across Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to ensure resilient, scalable platforms that evolve rapidly. You will contribute hands-on to critical initiatives, mentor engineers, and help embed robust architectural principles from day one.