Software Engineering Manager, Platform

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 Software Engineering Manager, Platform with DraftKings, you will step into a pivotal role within our established and globally distributed platform engineering team. Your team owns the foundational building blocks that engineering teams across the organization rely on - from core shared libraries and golden-path tooling to compliance capabilities and developer experience initiatives. This is an opportunity to lead a team of talented individuals delivering solutions that make every engineer at DraftKings more productive and effective.
What you'll do as a Software Engineering Manager, Platform

• Lead a team of 4-6 engineers to deliver business-critical platform capabilities with high quality.
• Own the technical direction of core shared libraries and internal frameworks, driving adoption and supporting consuming teams across the organization.
• Drive the evolution of service creation tooling - templates, pipelines, and reference implementations - that define the golden path for building new services.
• Partner with compliance and legal stakeholders to ensure systems meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Shape the future of developer experience by driving initiatives around internal developer portal, service scorecards, and engineering effectiveness metrics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to influence the platform roadmap, balancing competing priorities from multiple internal customers.
• Shield the team from distractions and remove blockers to ensure engineers can stay focused on deep, meaningful work.
• Champion AI-assisted development practices, encouraging your team to leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Mentor team members for career growth, foster a transparent team culture, and actively participate in implementation alongside your engineers.

What you'll bring

• At least 3 years of experience leading a software engineering team of 4 or more engineers, ideally within platform, infrastructure, or shared services environments.
• Proven ability to identify, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent while fostering a strong, collaborative team culture.
• Experience designing and maintaining shared libraries or SDKs, with a deep understanding of API design, versioning strategies, and backward compatibility.
• Professional experience building backend systems within the .NET ecosystem or similar technology stacks, with a focus on delivering scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices, along with experience in containerization and modern deployment workflows.
• Comfort integrating AI tools into engineering workflows, with a mindset that embraces innovation and leverages AI to enhance team productivity and outcomes.
• Experience working in gaming, sports betting, fintech, or other highly regulated industries, leading large-scale migrations, and influencing teams outside your direct reporting line to drive adoption of shared tools and standards, is considered an advantage.

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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.