Senior Data Engineer

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.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll build the data capabilities that power regulatory reporting, financial operations, and intelligent experiences across our platform. You'll create scalable data infrastructure that transforms complex transactional data into trusted, reporting-ready datasets while helping shape the future of our modern data platform.

Working across Engineering, Compliance, Analytics, and business teams, you'll solve complex technical challenges, improve how data flows across the organization, and build the foundation that enables AI-powered experiences and smarter decision-making.

What you'll do as a Senior Data Engineer

• Build scalable, high-performance data infrastructure that transforms complex transactional and financial data into trusted, reporting-ready datasets supporting regulatory reporting, financial operations, and business insights.
• Develop reliable data solutions that prioritize accuracy, completeness, traceability, and auditability while supporting regulatory compliance and highly governed business processes.
• Leverage AI throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity, enhance data quality, and build trusted data products that enable AI-powered applications and natural language access to data.
• Partner with Engineering, Compliance, Analytics, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into scalable, analytics-ready data models and solutions.
• Design, optimize, and maintain modern data models while championing best practices for data quality, governance, observability, and platform reliability.
• Build and optimize modern cloud-based data pipelines and streaming solutions using technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, or similar distributed data platforms.
• Drive engineering best practices for data transformation, streaming, platform performance, and operational excellence while mentoring teammates and contributing to the continued growth of the Data Engineering Team.
• Collaborate in an agile environment to deliver scalable, resilient solutions that evolve alongside business priorities and platform capabilities.

What you'll bring

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience, with at least 3 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data platforms and distributed data systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience developing both real-time and batch data processing solutions.
• Experience building modern cloud-based data platforms using technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, or similar distributed data processing and streaming technologies.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with infrastructure and DevOps tools such as Terraform, PagerDuty, and Datadog.
• Deep understanding of modern data architecture, including data warehousing, data lakes, ETL frameworks, and scalable data modeling techniques.
• Experience building trusted data solutions that support financial operations, regulatory reporting, auditability, reconciliation, or other highly governed data domains. Experience supporting CFTC-regulated markets or financial services is preferred.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar technologies to automate workflows, build intelligent agents, and accelerate software development.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while partnering effectively across technical and business teams.

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 116,800.00 USD - 146,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Business Processes, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Data Quality, Data Sets, Data Warehousing, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), DevOps, Distributed Computing, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, Financial Operations, Financial Services, Gaming, Mentoring, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Operational Support, Productivity Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reconciliation, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reports, Regulatory Requirements, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scalable System Development, Snowflake Schema, Software Agents, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Streaming Technology, Team Player, Traceability

About the Company

DraftKings Inc