Software Architect

National Geographic; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 185,400 - 231,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

DraftKings seeks a Software Architect to define and evolve scalable, distributed architectural solutions across our platforms. You will collaborate with product, infrastructure, and platform teams to embed strong architectural principles and deliver high-availability systems.

You’ll contribute hands-on to critical initiatives, mentor engineers, and ensure observability and reliability are built into every layer while aligning with business strategy and future platform direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Proven ownership of architectural components of high-availability platforms.
• Strong expertise in scalable design patterns, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and cloud-based architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability tooling.
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and clear communication.
• Mentoring engineers and improving engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architectural solutions to improve performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Design frameworks, tooling, and standards to enhance resilience and maintainability.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to embed architectural principles into planning, design, and delivery.
• Contribute hands-on to prototypes, PoCs, and production systems demonstrating scalable, maintainable design.
• Guide teams in adopting robust distributed system patterns with fault tolerance and observability from day one.
• Provide design reviews and technical guidance to raise engineering quality.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to align architectural decisions with business priorities and platform strategy.

Skills

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Cloud-based architectures

CI/CD

Observability tooling

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team collaboration

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Observability tooling

Job description

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together.

Software Architect – DraftKings

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve architectural solutions that improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Design and refine frameworks, tooling, and engineering standards to enhance system resilience and long‑term maintainability.
• Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to embed sound architectural principles into planning, design, and delivery.
• Contribute hands‑on to critical initiatives, including prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts, and production systems that demonstrate scalable, maintainable design.
• Guide teams in adopting robust distributed system patterns, ensuring fault tolerance, observability, and operational maturity are built in from day one.
• Provide thoughtful design reviews and technical guidance that raise the bar for engineering quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to align architectural decisions with business priorities and long‑term platform strategy.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience designing and evolving large‑scale distributed systems in production environments.
• Proven experience owning architectural components of high‑availability, mission‑critical platforms.
• Strong expertise in scalable design patterns, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and modern cloud‑based architectures.
• Proficiency with modern development practices, including continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure as code, and observability tooling.
• Experience collaborating across teams to deliver cross‑functional technical initiatives that improve system stability, scalability, or efficiency.
• Clear, structured communication skills with the ability to document architectural decisions and influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• A passion for mentoring engineers, providing actionable design feedback, and continuously improving engineering standards.

Join Our Team

We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $185,400.00 – $231,800.00, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.