DraftKings Inc. · 5 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer, Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $170K/yrDraftKings Inc. is a technology company focused on innovation and AI to enhance customer experiences. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to establish and lead a team dedicated to optimizing performance and scalability across their products.
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Responsibilities
Own the design, development, maintenance, testing strategy, and operations of a full-stack team, with API services written primarily in C# with SQL databases hosted in AWS, front-end Single Page Applications written primarily in Node.JS, React, and Redux, and native iOS and Android applications
Collaborate with business leads across the company to define milestones and deliveries for new functionality to be added to existing applications
Work with your team under fast deadlines to design, build, and deliver innovative applications
Lead your team in design sessions and ensure your team delivers high-quality work that aligns with the missions of our applications and platform
Qualification
Required
Experience as the ‘expert' on a development team where you were responsible for everything from planning to delivering key features and management of those features
Expertise with at least one object-oriented language like C# or Java
Strong relational database skills using technologies like MySQL or SQL Server
Familiarity with modern client JS frameworks, like Node.JS, React, and Redux as well as AWS services and infrastructure
Familiarity with native application development (iOS or Android)
Ability to write automated comprehensive test suites at all levels of the architecture
Preferred
Experience with .NET Framework or .NET Core is preferred
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits as applicable
Company
DraftKings Inc.
It's simple, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
DraftKings Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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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
2026-01-18
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