Senior Platform Engineer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • DevOps

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Job Description

As a Senior Platform Engineer at DraftKings, you will be a key player in optimizing software solutions, collaborating across teams, and contributing to the evolution of industry-leading products. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bamboo), contributing to the entire software development lifecycle, collaborating on robust solutions for performance and scalability, implementing DevOps, GitOps, and IaC methodologies (Flux, Terraform), managing Kubernetes infrastructure, and automating deployments using Helm Charts. The role requires strong experience with C#, .NET Core, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
Must have:
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience with C# and .NET Core
  • Experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture
  • Hands-on Kubernetes and Containerization experience
  • CI/CD pipeline development and DevOps methodologies
  • Experience with IaC tools like Terraform
  • Familiarity with AWS or GCP and Kafka
Good to have:
  • Experience with logging, metrics, and dashboards (DataDog, ELK Stack)
  • Understanding of canary and blue-green deployments

We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.

Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in crafting and optimizing our software solutions, collaborating with multiple teams, and contributing to the evolution of our industry-leading products. You will join one of our crucial Platform Engineering teams that focuses on developing and enhancing tools and systems used across the entire company to uphold our high standards of operational excellence. You will be responsible for delivering essential features and improving existing systems to ensure peak performance and reliability.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys building scalable systems and contributing to infrastructure automation using DevOps practices.

What you'll do as a Senior Platform Engineer

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and Bamboo to ensure efficient software delivery.

  • Contribute to the development lifecycle, from concept and design to implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create robust software solutions that improve performance, reliability, and scalability.

  • Apply DevOps, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies to streamline application and cloud resource deployment processes using tools like Flux and Terraform.

  • Manage Kubernetes-based infrastructure and automate application deployments using Helm Charts.

  • Participate in improving developer workflows and productivity through automation and effective tooling.

  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, create new features, and enhance existing capabilities.

What you'll bring

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on C# and .NET Core.

  • Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architecture, building scalable and resilient solutions.

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Containerization.

  • Experience developing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and applying DevOps methodologies to improve deployment efficiency.

  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), using tools like Terraform.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP and experience working with Kafka.

  • Excellent troubleshooting skills for both software applications and infrastructure.

  • A solid understanding of CI/CD practices, GitOps, and modern deployment strategies (e.g., canary and blue-green deployments).

  • Experience with logging, metrics, and dashboards, using tools like DataDog and ELK Stack.

  • A commitment to high code quality and effective test automation.

  • Fluency in English.

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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.

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