DraftKings Inc. · 2 months ago
Principal Security Engineer, Emerging Technology
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$183K/yr - $229K/yr
8+ years expDraftKings Inc. is a technology company that is shaping the future of AI and customer experiences. As a Principal Security Engineer, you will lead security initiatives, collaborate with various teams, and design systems that ensure secure use of emerging technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead large-scale security reviews of new capabilities at DraftKings with your deep experience building and deploying code and systems leading the way
Design, build and implement tools to support the safe use of new technology, such as proxies that help implement security functionality or modify existing systems to make them safer
Spearhead the automation of security processes, reducing the time to deploy across the entire engineering organization
Drive remediation efforts of complex, cross-functional security issues
Apply subject matter expertise to identify potential security issues, tools, mitigations and processes, staying current with the evolving security landscape and sharing expertise with others through coaching
Collaborate across a range of technical and non-technical contributors, providing insights on security designs that balance usability and safety
Share knowledge and provide guidance to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration
Qualification
Required
8+ years experience in engineering, building and operating systems in production
5+ years experience contributing and advising on security design
Experience writing high quality code in a typed and untyped programming language
A constructive attitude to help others raise the bar
Varied knowledge across system fundamentals, how multiple operating systems and file systems work, networking and common protocols, public cloud security, and automation
An understanding of how organizations use AI foundation models and how to reason about safely using AI in business contexts
Empathy, strong communication skills and a deep respect for the power of collaboration
Ability to manage competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
DraftKings Inc.
It's simple, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2023 (5)
2022 (38)
2021 (27)
2020 (27)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.64BKey Investors
Michael JordanManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Eldridge Industries
2025-03-04Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2024-06-06Post Ipo Equity· $324.04M
2020-09-02Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Jason Robins
CEO and Co-Founder
Alan Ellingson
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-22
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