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Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Digital sports entertainment and gaming company creating the world's favorite games and betting experiences.
$128,000 - $160,000
Site Reliability
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Gaming

Description For Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

DraftKings, a leading digital sports entertainment and gaming company (NASDAQ: DKNG), is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their team in Boston. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure automation, cloud operations, and system reliability.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems that power DraftKings' gaming and entertainment platforms. As a Senior SRE, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing monitoring strategies, managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and ensuring platform stability through sophisticated automation and tooling.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of experience with cloud environments and a deep understanding of modern DevOps practices. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform, and various programming languages (Python, Ruby, Go). The role requires expertise in networking concepts and the ability to debug complex distributed systems.

What makes this role particularly compelling is the opportunity to directly impact the stability and scalability of a platform that serves millions of users. You'll be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the gaming industry, working with modern infrastructure as code practices and contributing to a continuous deployment ecosystem.

The position offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $128,000 to $160,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. As a publicly traded company, DraftKings offers the stability of an established organization while maintaining the innovative spirit of a technology leader. The role provides excellent opportunities for professional growth through mentoring junior engineers and solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Last updated 12 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

  • Work with infrastructure as code using tools like Chef and Terraform
  • Design and implement monitoring and alerting strategies to enforce application SLOs
  • Enable product teams to manage and self-serve on-prem and cloud infrastructure while ensuring platform stability
  • Foster a continuous deployment ecosystem that allows DraftKings to operate at a massive scale
  • Standardize configuration and deployment methodologies across the organization
  • Share expertise and mentor junior SREs in infrastructure patterns and standards
  • Participate in on-call and incident response teams to solve critical problems in production

Requirements For Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Python
Ruby
Go
Java
Kubernetes
  • 5+ years of experience working with cloud environments and provisioning automation
  • Deep understanding of common scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Go)
  • Experience working with applications written in an object-oriented language (Java, .Net, etc.)
  • Deep knowledge of networking and web concepts enabling you to debug problems down to the packets
  • Experience working with distributed systems and microservices
  • Understanding of automated scaling concepts
  • Strong experience with Containers and Kubernetes design, administration, and operations
  • Hands-on experience on Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Chef

Benefits For Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Networking

Equity
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits Package

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