Software Architect

DraftKings Inc.

Software Architect at DraftKings designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems for digital sports entertainment. Collaborating across engineering teams to enhance customer experiences and streamline operations.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeSofia • 🇧🇬 BulgariaSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKafkaMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and evolve architectural solutions that improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
Design and refine frameworks, tooling, and engineering standards that enhance system resilience and longterm maintainability.
Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Platform teams to embed sound architectural principles into planning, design, and delivery.
Contribute hands-on to critical initiatives, including prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and production systems that demonstrate scalable, maintainable design.
Guide teams in adopting robust distributed system patterns, ensuring fault tolerance, observability, and operational maturity are built in from day one.
Provide thoughtful design reviews and technical guidance that raise the bar for engineering quality and consistency.
Collaborate with engineering leaders to align architectural decisions with business priorities and long-term platform strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience
Extensive knowledge of messaging and streaming systems; hands-on expertise with Kafka is a strong advantage
Proven understanding of push-based microservices architecture, including containerization and orchestration paradigms
Strong expertise in scalable design patterns, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and modern cloud-based architectures
Proficiency with modern development practices, including continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure as code, and observability tooling
Experience collaborating across teams to deliver cross-functional technical initiatives that improve system stability, scalability, or efficiency
Clear, structured communication skills with the ability to document architectural decisions and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A passion for mentoring engineers, providing actionable design feedback, and continuously improving engineering standards.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software EngineeringPerformance OptimizationReliability EngineeringCloud-Based ArchitecturesDistributed System PatternsObservability ToolingContainerizationOrchestration ParadigmsArchitectural Design ReviewsTechnical Guidance

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentoringInfluencing StakeholdersCollaborative Problem SolvingActionable Feedback