DraftKings

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, FinTech

DraftKings • $134K — $168K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in production Python applications and structured data (SQL)
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design and version control
  • Familiarity with ML Ops frameworks like model registry and feature stores
  • Experience in building or maintaining data pipelines in data-heavy environments
  • Understanding of the ML lifecycle from feature engineering to model serving
  • Ability to debug production issues across data, model, and infrastructure layers
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, translating technical solutions into operational outcomes
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (Master’s preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain ETL and feature engineering pipelines for risk and payment applications
  • Develop production ML systems from training to deployment and monitoring
  • Partner with data scientists to integrate models into decisioning systems
  • Build reliable, well-tested data workflows from SQL transformations to model deployment
  • Establish observability and monitoring for data quality and service reliability
  • Participate in code reviews and design discussions to uphold engineering practices
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation and process improvements
  • Support on-call rotations and post-incident reviews for continuous system improvement

Benefits

  • Guidance through the gaming license process if required
  • Opportunity to work in a publicly traded technology company
  • Access to bonus and equity options
  • Comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
The Crown Is Yours

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you’ll design, implement, and scale production-grade data and machine learning pipelines that drive measurable business outcomes. You’ll partner closely with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to build systems that are well-structured, observable, and scalable. The Fintech Data Science team builds and maintains systems that protect DraftKings and its customers from fraud, payment risk, and abuse. Our mission is to enable explainable and reliable decision-making across all financial and operational flows — from registration and deposits, to gameplay and withdrawals.


What you’ll do
  • Design, build, and maintain ETL and feature engineering pipelines that power risk and payment applications.
  • Develop production ML systems, from training and evaluation through deployment and monitoring.
  • Partner with data scientists to productionize models that integrate into DK’s decisioning systems.
  • Build reliable, well-tested data workflows — from SQL-based feature transformations through model training and deployment.
  • Establish observability and monitoring for data quality, model drift, and service reliability.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and incident response, helping to maintain strong engineering practices.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to shared tooling, documentation, and process improvements across the DS organization.
  • Support on-call rotations and post-incident reviews to ensure continuous system improvement.

What you’ll bring
  • 3+ years of experience writing production Python applications and working with structured data (SQL and data modeling).
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals — object-oriented design, testing, and version control.
  • Familiarity with ML Ops frameworks such as model registry, orchestrations, and feature stores.
  • Experience building or maintaining data and feature pipelines in a data-heavy environment.
  • Understanding of the ML lifecycle, including feature engineering, training, and model serving.
  • Ability to debug production issues across data, model, and infrastructure layers.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to translate technical solutions into operational outcomes.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field (Master’s preferred).

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 134,400.00 USD - 168,000.00 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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