Senior Software Engineer
Core
Design, build, and maintain highly scalable backend services for DraftKings Exchange, a new business vertical at the intersection of technology, financial markets, and entertainment.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer (financial exchange)
Builds
High-performance exchange platform services supporting real-time market activity and transaction processing
Domain
Financial markets / Trading infrastructure
Required skills
C#/.NET, distributed systems design, concurrency, asynchronous processing, cloud-native architectures, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases, performance optimization
Preferred skills
Experience building financial exchanges, trading platforms, or high-frequency transaction systems
Technologies
C#, .NET, cloud-native platforms, microservices, relational databases, NoSQL databases
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend services; Develop distributed systems for high-volume, low-latency processing; Partner with Product, Data, and Trading Ops teams; Contribute to platform architecture and evolution; Optimize system performance; Establish engineering best practices; Resolve complex production challenges
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC