DraftKings

Data Engineer, Platform

DraftKings$101K — $127K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of data engineering experience, particularly in ingestion and pipeline development.
  • Proficient in Python and SQL for real-time data streaming solutions.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, and Kafka in data stack.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure & DevOps tools like Terraform and DataDog.
  • Knowledge of data modeling techniques for data warehouses and lakes.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines from various sources.
  • Develop real-time and batch ingestion frameworks for high data volumes.
  • Establish observability and monitoring for data ingestion to ensure reliability.
  • Implement data quality checks at the points of ingestion.
  • Contribute to evolving data ingestion as a product, particularly in best practices.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance development and operational efficiency.
  • Collaborate with different teams to ensure data availability and usability.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a publicly traded technology company.
  • Guidance provided for obtaining necessary gaming licenses.
  • Access to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
Full Job Description
As a Data Engineer, Platform, you will play a critical role in building and scaling the foundational ingestion layer of our data ecosystem. This role focuses on designing and developing high-throughput, fault-tolerant data pipelines that integrates a diverse set of upstream systems into our data lake and data warehouse platforms. You will work on high-volume, high-frequency data ingestion (batch and real-time), ensuring reliability, observability, and data quality across the platform. In addition to hands-on engineering, you will contribute to evolving Data Ingestion as a platform product, driving standardization, performance optimization, and automation - including leveraging AI-assisted development and intelligent automation frameworks. What You'll Do • Design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines supporting a wide range of source systems (APIs, databases, streaming platforms, third-party data providers). • Develop batch and real-time ingestion frameworks capable of handling high data volumes and low-latency requirements. • Establish and enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting for ingestion pipelines (latency, throughput, failures, data freshness). • Implement and enforce data quality checks and validation frameworks at ingestion points. • Contribute to the development of Data Ingestion as a platform product, including reusable frameworks, standards, and best practices. • Leverage AI-assisted development tools and automation to accelerate pipeline development, improve code quality, and enhance operational efficiency (e.g., code generation, testing, anomaly detection, workflow automation). • Partner with upstream system owners and downstream consumers to define data contracts, SLAs, and schema evolution strategies. • Optimize pipelines for performance, cost, and efficiency across compute and storage layers. • Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage ingestion infrastructure in a consistent and scalable manner. • Collaborate with platform, analytics, and data science teams to ensure seamless data availability and usability. What You'll Bring • At least 1 year of experience in data engineering, with a strong focus on data ingestion and pipeline development. • Proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience developing real-time data streaming solutions. • Working knowledge of Snowflake, Databricks, and Kafka in a modern data stack. • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and DevOps tools such as Terraform, PagerDuty, and DataDog. • Experience designing data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL pipelines using modern data modeling techniques. • Exposure to cloud platforms, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS). • Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or DynamoDB. • Experience with data reporting tools (e.g., Tableau), and data logging/monitoring tools is preferred • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional teams. 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 101,600.00 USD - 127,000.00 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.

About DraftKings

DraftKings is an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting operator. The company allows users to enter daily and weekly fantasy sports–related contests and win money based on individual player performances in five major American sports, Premier League and UEFA Champions League soccer, NASCAR auto racing, Canadian Football League, the XFL, mixed martial arts and Tennis. In August 2018, DraftKings launched DraftKings Sportsbook in New Jersey becoming the first legal mobile sports betting operator in the state. Since launching in New Jersey, DraftKings has opened mobile sports betting operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and opened in New Hampshire December 30, 2019 after reaching contract with the New Hampshire Lottery. Retail sports betting is available in Iowa, Mississippi and New York. DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail sports betting products allow bettors in each state engage in betting for most major U.S. and international sports. As of April 2016, the majority of U.S. states consider fantasy sports a game of skill and not gambling. In November 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports industry, reached an agreement to merge. However the merger was terminated in July 2017 due to it being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission as the combined company would have controlled a 90 percent of the market for daily fantasy sports. As of July 2017, DraftKings had eight million users.
Learn more about DraftKings
Size
3,400 employees
Market Cap
$4.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$577.9 million
Revenue
$292.3 million
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