Software Engineering Manager

DraftKings Inc.

Software Engineering Manager leading DraftKings’ backend platform teams for digital sports entertainment and gaming. Owning platform roadmaps, reusable services, reliability, and engineering team development.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $160,700 - $200,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams, developing technical roadmaps, and ensuring operational excellence in software delivery. Proficient in managing cross-functional collaboration and balancing stakeholder needs with system scalability and reliability.

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Team LeadershipTechnical Roadmap DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationObject-Oriented Programming (C# or Java)Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)

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Hard Skills

Software Engineering ManagementPlatform DevelopmentDistributed SystemsEvent-Driven ArchitectureCode ReviewIncident ResponseCapacity PlanningCost OptimizationContinuous Reliability ImprovementsModern .NET Technologies

Soft Skills

Stakeholder AlignmentCompeting-Priority ManagementCross-Team InfluenceCoachingPerformance Management

Tools & Technologies

KafkaMessage BrokersCloud ServicesObservability ToolsAutomation Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceGaming License (if required)

Industry Keywords

Engineering OperationsDeveloper ExperienceScalabilityReliabilityExtensibility

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaKafka.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead day-to-day operations for an Engineering team, including planning, prioritization, execution, delivery, and team rituals
Build and develop a high-performing team through hiring, onboarding, coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development
Own the team’s platform roadmap and priorities while balancing stakeholder commitments with long-term scalability, reliability, extensibility, and developer experience
Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to understand product strategies, integration needs, technical constraints, and future growth plans
Translate shared needs into reusable services, APIs, tools, and self-service capabilities
Facilitate architectural discussions and design sessions covering service contracts, platform standards, integrations, migrations, and technical tradeoffs
Serve as the technical point of accountability and contribute to code reviews, architecture decisions, and complex troubleshooting
Promote engineering and operational excellence across reliability, performance, scalability, observability, security, documentation, automation, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
At least 2 years of experience managing software engineering teams
Experience leading platform, infrastructure, shared-services, or developer-enablement teams supporting multiple products or business areas
Proven track record developing technical roadmaps balancing stakeholder needs with scalability, reliability, extensibility, and developer experience
Strong cross-functional leadership skills, including stakeholder alignment, competing-priority management, and cross-team influence
Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language, such as C# or Java
Hands-on experience using modern .NET technologies
Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, Kafka or other message brokers, and cloud infrastructure and services, especially AWS
Experience operating production systems, including observability, incident response, capacity planning, cost optimization, and continuous reliability improvements
May be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Equity
Benefits as applicable
Guidance through the gaming-license process if relevant to the role