Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Core
Architect and evolve the Machine Learning Platform powering data science, analytics, and ML capabilities across DraftKings, focusing on real-time data pipelines, lakehouse governance, and scalable ML services.
Role type
Senior IC machine learning platform engineer (infrastructure)
Builds
Real-time data ingestion pipelines, lakehouse governance systems, and scalable machine learning serving infrastructure
Domain
Gaming + Distributed Data Systems / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed data systems, streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark), Lakehouse platforms (Databricks, Iceberg, Delta Lake), AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Production reliability, Technical architecture, Engineering standards
Preferred skills
Snowflake, ML serving infrastructure, Cloud cost optimization, AI-powered developer tooling
Technologies
Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, Databricks, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, AWS, Terraform, Snowflake
Responsibilities
Define technical architecture and roadmap for the ML Platform; Design and scale distributed data systems; Establish engineering standards and best practices; Lead complex engineering initiatives; Partner with Data Engineering, BI, and Data Science teams; Own reliability and operational performance of platform services; Drive cloud cost efficiency
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
