
Senior Platform Engineer
DraftKings Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Ukraine
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About the role
- Own and evolve our source control platform (Bitbucket and GitHub), including leading our migration to a modern GitHub-based SCM supporting GitOps workflows.
- Design, build, and continuously improve deployment pipelines and GitOps tooling using technologies like FluxCD, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
- Manage and optimize Kubernetes infrastructure across a large-scale, multi-cluster environment, leveraging Helm Charts to streamline deployments.
- Develop and maintain automation and operational tooling, primarily using Python, to improve system efficiency and reliability.
- Apply Infrastructure as Code principles to provision and manage cloud infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services.
- Partner with product managers and engineers to plan features, break down complex initiatives, and deliver solutions aligned with business and technical priorities.
- Review code and provide technical guidance to elevate engineering standards and support team growth.
- Drive platform reliability, scalability, and developer productivity through thoughtful architecture, tooling, and automation.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- At least 3 years of professional experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, with hands-on expertise in infrastructure tooling.
- Strong experience working with Kubernetes and containerization technologies, including managing and scaling production deployments.
- Proficiency in GitOps practices and tools such as FluxCD or ArgoCD.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ideally using tools like Jenkins and Artifactory.
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code, with hands-on experience using Terraform.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform, including secrets management solutions like AWS Secrets Manager.
- Familiarity with source control platforms such as GitHub or Bitbucket, along with exposure to observability tools like Datadog; experience with database migration tooling such as Flyway or Grate, or dependency management automation tools like Renovate, is considered an advantage.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonKubernetesGitOpsFluxCDArgoCDJenkinsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CDcontainerization
Soft Skills
technical guidancecollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationplanningteam growtharchitecturereliabilityscalabilityproductivity
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science