Senior Software Engineer: Scalable Cloud Services

Global Sports Jobs Limited; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable services. You will own key components, work with product and architects, and ensure high-quality, production-ready code in a cloud-native setup.

Candidates should have 3+ years in OO languages (Java or C#), strong design pattern knowledge, and experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Join a high-impact team focused on performance and reliability, with opportunities for mentoring others and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent education/experience.
• At least 3 years of software development using OO languages like Java or C#.
• Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns and scalable architecture.
• At least 1 year of experience with relational databases.
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS), microservices, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proven experience writing and maintaining automated test suites across levels.
• Experience tuning performance in large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to mentor others and influence technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems and APIs for millions of users across platforms.
• Develop scalable, high-performance services in a cloud-native environment.
• Collaborate with Product and Architecture teams to implement ideas.
• Ensure code quality with comprehensive unit/integration/performance tests.
• Respond to production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Own health and performance of services with emphasis on scalability and reliability.
• Participate in code and design reviews to raise engineering standards.
• Adapt in a fast-paced environment with continuous learning.

Skills

Java

C#

OOP

Design patterns

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Automated tests

Performance tuning

Mentoring

Collaboration

Relational databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable services. You will own key components, work with product and architects, and ensure high-quality, production-ready code in a cloud-native setup.

Candidates should have 3+ years in OO languages (Java or C#), strong design pattern knowledge, and experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Join a high-impact team focused on performance and reliability, with opportunities for mentoring others and contributing to