Backend Engineer

About the Position

As a Backend Engineer at DraftKings, you'll build and scale the real-time systems that power nonstop experiences for millions of customers. From day one, you'll ship production code and help drive the performance of high-traffic platforms used 24/7. You'll work alongside talented engineers, product managers, and designers to bring new features to life, solve tough challenges at scale, and support systems that our customers count on. This is your chance to accelerate your growth, sharpen your craft, and help shape the future of sports and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable back-end systems and APIs that support high-traffic applications used by customers around the clock.
• Contribute to production code from day one, working on systems that power a 24/7 real-time sports betting experience.
• Triage, debug, and resolve software issues, ensuring performance and reliability in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to launch new features quickly and efficiently.
• Adapt to changing priorities with agility, balancing speed of delivery with technical excellence.
• Use modern tools and best practices to solve complex problems at scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• At least 1 year of professional experience in object-oriented backend development using languages such as C# or Java, with solid knowledge of OOP principles, design patterns, and backend system fundamentals.
• Exposure to designing and supporting scalable distributed systems in Cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience writing and maintaining automated test suites including unit, integration, and performance tests for backend services.
• A collaborative approach to contributing in code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on debugging with team members.

We Offer

• Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
• Free access to programs such as free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.
• 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and workplace lactation support.
• A range of benefits that support family planning, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
• 25 vacation days per year.
• 200 BGN food vouchers per month.
• 50% coverage of your monthly sports card in a wide network of sports facilities in Bulgaria.
• Programs like Origin Financial to help you plan for your financial future and success.
• Commuter benefits to help you save money on your daily commute.

About the Company

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.

DraftKings is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.