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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

    • Remote - US
  • Engineering
  • Full time
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About DraftKings

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 Site Reliability Engineer, you'll build and scale the critical infrastructure behind every product. In this role, you'll take on complex challenges across global data centers, multiple cloud platforms, and on-premise systems-designing automation-first solutions that elevate performance and eliminate operational friction. You'll be trusted to drive stability at scale, influence architectural decisions, and build tools that empower our teams to move fast and deliver reliably. This is where your impact won't just be felt, it'll be foundational.

What You'll Do

  • Drive stability and scalability across our global compute platform spanning numerous data centers, multiple public clouds, and on-premise environments, serving as the foundation for every product.

  • Operate and evolve our GitOps delivery model, using Rancher Fleet and Flux with Helm to deploy core cluster services and application workloads declaratively and repeatably.

  • Build self-healing, fault-tolerant infrastructure and internal tooling that eliminates repetitive operational work and reduces toil for both platform and application teams.

  • Own cluster autoscaling and capacity strategy, including Karpenter, HPA and KEDA, and predictive scaling driven by event and calendar data.

  • Define SLOs and reliability metrics for platform components, using Datadog and our logging pipeline to surface cluster and workload health.

  • Support technical growth by sharing knowledge, participating in design discussions, and contributing to a collaborative team culture, including on-call rotation.

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant education, experience, and training.

  • At least 4 years managing distributed cloud and on-premise environments at scale, with strong hands-on AWS experience. Exposure to GCP, vSphere, or Nutanix is a plus.

  • Deep expertise in container orchestration with Kubernetes, including the ability to design, scale, and troubleshoot complex workloads.

  • Strong experience developing software for automation and infrastructure tooling such as Go and Python.

  • Working knowledge of networking and Linux-based systems, including container runtimes such as Docker and containerd, packet-level debugging, and kernel troubleshooting.

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools to ensure scalable and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.

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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 128,000.00 USD - 160,000.00 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. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Ready to Own What's Next?

We know finding a new job can be intimidating. Don't let imposter syndrome stop you from applying! Even if you don't think you tick off every box in this job description, we'd still love for you to apply or join our Talent Community. 

DraftKings is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

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Your Benefits

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Health Benefits

We take your wellbeing and health seriously. DraftKings offers comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.

Wellbeing Program

You’ll have free access to programs such as free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.

Parental Leave & Support

We are proud to give 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and offer workplace lactation support. Additionally, we are pleased to partner with Care.com, a care finder and backup childcare partner for our U.S. employees. 

Family Planning

DraftKings is proud to offer a range of benefits that support family planning. We've got you covered whether you’re considering adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.

Flexible PTO

Go ahead and plan your next big getaway. When you join, you'll have flexible PTO if you work in the United States.

Pet Insurance

Your furry babies deserve the best care, too! We’ll help you save on vet expenses for accidents, illnesses, and more through our pet insurance benefit.

Gym Reimbursement

Whether it’s cardio, yoga, or training for a marathon, we’ll reimburse part of your gym membership once you enroll in a health insurance plan. All you need to do is find your favorite gym.

Financial Planning

We’ll help you plan for your financial future and success. From 401(k) matching to programs such as Origin Financial, we’ll set you up for future healthy financial habits and goals.

Commuter Benefits

No matter how you commute to and from the office, we want to help you lower costs. Once you join, you’ll have access to our commuter benefits to help you save money on your daily commute.

Tuition Reimbursement

We want you to expand your knowledge and continue learning within your career through our Tuition Reimbursement Program. Eligible team members can receive tuition reimbursement for educational courses related to their positions or another position at DraftKings.