Lead Platform Engineer [JR11973]

ABOUT DRAFTKINGS

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 Lead Software Engineer on our AI Platform Team, you’ll play a key role in building the infrastructure and tooling that enables product teams across the company to integrate GenAI into real-world products.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll design, implement, and deliver AI developer infrastructure – from orchestration runtimes to observability tools – that makes AI development faster, safer, and more reliable at scale.

What you’ll do as a Lead Platform Engineer

• Build and maintain core AI infrastructure and tooling, including runtimes, model gateways, orchestration layers, and SDKs.
• Deliver reusable components that simplify AI development workflows — such as agent orchestration (e.g., LangGraph), vector search (e.g., Weaviate or PGVector), prompt management, and model routing (e.g., LiteLLM).
• Work closely with product and infrastructure engineers to solve real pain points, ensuring teams can adopt and scale AI effectively.
• Operationalize AI in production by implementing monitoring, evaluation, and fallback systems that keep features reliable and performant.
• Drive features from prototype through production rollout, focusing on execution and delivery.
• Keep up to date with emerging AI platform tools and frameworks, applying them where they improve team velocity and product reliability.
• Share best practices with peers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture on the team.

What you’ll bring

• Strong software engineering background, with 4+ years of experience building backend systems, platforms, or internal tools at scale.
• Proficiency in .NET, Java, Python, TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience in developer enablement, infrastructure, or platform engineering — especially with CI/CD, productivity tooling, or automation.
• Familiarity with building AI-powered applications in production, such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, task-driven agents, or LLM-integrated tools.
• Hands-on experience with components of modern AI platforms — such as orchestration frameworks, vector databases, and monitoring/evaluation tools.
• Interest in simplifying complex AI workflows and building safe, reliable abstractions.
• Strong execution mindset — you focus on shipping reliable solutions and improving developer productivity.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; you thrive in cross-functional environments.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Being part of the DraftKings team means you’re always looking for new ways to break out of the box. Whether you’re data-obsessed, tech-driven, or love working with different people each day, you’ll solve some of the most exciting challenges in our industry and be supported from your very first day.

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