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Senior Software Engineer

Posted 10 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Ireland
Mid level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Ireland
Mid level
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop systems and APIs to efficiently process millions of bets per day, focusing on scalability, reliability, and customer engagement. Your role involves collaboration with engineers and product teams to enhance overall platform performance while mentoring junior engineers through code reviews and shared expertise.
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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 Software Engineer, you’ll be part of one of our Sportsbook teams where you’ll work closely with other engineers, designers, product managers, and data analysts to build highly performant software in C# .Net Core, with the latest adjacent technologies including Kubernetes, Kafka and RabbitMQ.

You’ll be a creative problem solver and help contribute to our processes and decision-making. When we build new features, we focus on scalability and availability of the entire platform, which processes about 15 million bets per week.

What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer

  • You will be developing systems and APIs that process 2 million bets per day, with a strong focus on customers, a large and passionate group of sports enthusiasts.

  • Our solutions need to be scalable, highly reliable and fault tolerant. We are always looking to perfect and improve our systems, and we react quickly to resolve adverse system behavior.

  • Engineers will learn about the complete Sportsbook system and be part of a team which works on and owns specific services.

  • We roll out products quickly and are looking for engineers who are enthusiastic to see their development work live in production and being used by customers.

  • Once you are settled into the team, we will build your career and challenge you to grow in areas such as technical specialization, engineering leadership or management roles.

 
What you’ll bring

  • Ideally, you have 3+ years of development experience in object-oriented programming using languages such as C# or Java. 

  • You have a strong knowledge of OOP and REST design principles.

  • Experience with Kafka (highly advantageous) 

  • 1+ years of relational database experience including schema design and SQL

  • You also have experience writing and maintaining a comprehensive suite of unit and integration tests.

  • Experience writing distributed systems in a Cloud Computing environment such as AWS strongly preferred. 

  • Ability to grow other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and over-the-shoulder debugging. 

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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.

Top Skills

C
Java

DraftKings Dublin, Dublin, IRL Office

Our Dublin Engineering team is at the heart of our industry-leading product. When you join us, you’ll build complex features, products, and experiences every day. Ownership and scalability are central to our work.

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