As a Senior Data Engineer at DraftKings, you'll design scalable data systems, collaborate with teams for data solutions, enforce best practices, and improve data processing workflows.
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The Crown Is Yours
As a Senior Data Engineer, you help will lead the design and implementation of reliable, scalable systems for transforming raw data into structured, usable formats that power data products, reporting, and operational workflows. You'll operate across varied business domains and play a critical role in aligning technical solutions with business strategy. Your work will enable clean, performant data solutions that drive impact at scale. If you're excited about solving complex data challenges in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, come join us and grow your career at DraftKings. Your work will create the next generation of immersive, data-powered gaming experiences that captivate audiences worldwide.
What you'll do as a Senior Data Engineer
What you'll bring
Join Our Team
We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is 116,800.00 USD - 146,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
The Crown Is Yours
As a Senior Data Engineer, you help will lead the design and implementation of reliable, scalable systems for transforming raw data into structured, usable formats that power data products, reporting, and operational workflows. You'll operate across varied business domains and play a critical role in aligning technical solutions with business strategy. Your work will enable clean, performant data solutions that drive impact at scale. If you're excited about solving complex data challenges in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, come join us and grow your career at DraftKings. Your work will create the next generation of immersive, data-powered gaming experiences that captivate audiences worldwide.
What you'll do as a Senior Data Engineer
- Dive into the world of DraftKings to understand the systems and data structures that support our products
- Work with engineering, product, and business teams to design data solutions that meet application and reporting requirements.
- Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and models that power enterprise-level decision-making and cross-domain data products.
- Establish and enforce best practices around data quality, testing frameworks, and system monitoring.
- Drive continuous improvement in the performance and reliability of large-scale data processing workflows.
- Write, maintain, and optimize SQL code with cloud MPP data warehouse platforms (e.g. Snowflake).
What you'll bring
- 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering or a closely related field, with demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining production data systems.
- Advanced SQL skills and deep experience implementing complex business logic and performance-optimized transformations at scale.
- Expertise with modern cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and experience managing large, distributed data environments.
- Strong understanding of data architecture and dimensional modeling principles, with a track record of designing enterprise-grade schemas.
- Proven ability to lead projects through agile software development lifecycles and mentor junior team members.
- Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative engineering practices.
- Ability to quickly learn industry and DraftKings-specific domain knowledge and leverage it to deliver solutions for critical business needs.
Join Our Team
We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is 116,800.00 USD - 146,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Top Skills
BigQuery
Git
Redshift
Snowflake
SQL
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