DraftKings

Gaming

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Backend

Toronto, Canada; Ottawa, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Backend at DraftKings. Skills: Backend Development, System Design, API Development. Develop systems and APIs. Power a rich set of applications”

Industry & Context.

Gaming
Eligibility Requirements

Obtain a gaming license

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of development experience in object-oriented programming using languages such as C# or Java, 2+ years of relational database experience including schema design and SQL, Experience writing and maintaining a comprehensive suite of unit and integration tests

Nice to Have

Experience writing distributed systems in a Cloud Computing environment such as AWS, Familiarity with AI Tools

What You'll Do.

Develop systems and APIs

Power a rich set of applications

Ensure scalability and availability

Lead engineer or manager role

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with designers; Work closely with product managers; Work closely with data engineers; Work closely with data scientists

Full Job Description

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together. ## The Crown Is Yours As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you’ll be part of one of our multidisciplinary teams where you’ll work closely with designers, product managers, data engineers and data scientists. You’ll be a creative contributor to our processes and decision-making so when we build new features, we can ensure scalability and availability of the entire platform. Sounds good to you? Join us**.** ## What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer: * As a backend developer, you will be developing systems and APIs that power a rich set of applications used by a large and passionate group of users every day. * Care about agility as much as you care about scalability. We roll out products very quickly and are looking for a team that can pivot at a moment’s notice. * We’re constantly growing and forming new teams; you will be able to lead either as an engineer or transition into a manager role. ## What you’ll bring: * Ideally, you have 3+ years of development experience in object-oriented programming using languages such as C# or Java. * Don't shy away from performance-oriented technologies such as Rust * You have a strong knowledge of OOP and REST design principles. * 2+ years of relational database experience including schema design and SQL * Experience with data streaming technologies (Apache, Kafka) and distributed systems. * You also have experience writing and maintaining a comprehensive suite of unit and integration tests. * Experience writing distr

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