Senior Data Science Engineer
As a Senior Data Science Engineer, you will join a high-impact team solving some of the most complex analytical challenges in sports and entertainment. You will work closely with machine learning engineers to develop new product capabilities and uncover insights from massive datasets using our advanced infrastructure.
In this role, you will apply advanced analytics and machine learning to create innovative solutions that drive business outcomes and shape the future of our products.
- Lead end-to-end modeling projects to improve customer engagement and retention, from ideation to production deployment.
- Build, test, and optimize machine learning models to forecast user behavior, personalize promotions, and enhance Casino product engagement.
- Partner with engineers, analysts, product managers, and marketers to translate insights into scalable solutions embedded within customer-facing systems.
- Mentor junior data scientists and share modeling and engineering best practices across the team.
- Clearly communicate findings and the impact of your models to stakeholders to influence product and marketing strategy.
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related discipline (required).
- Proven experience applying machine learning and statistical modeling to solve real-world business problems, ideally in marketing or customer lifecycle contexts (required).
- Strong proficiency in Python (or R) and experience working with large datasets using SQL and distributed computing platforms (required).
- Ability to independently structure and execute data science projects and deliver business value through production-ready models (required).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams (required).
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is 120,800.00 USD - 151,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing Program with free therapy sessions, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, and Virtual Yoga Classes.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare for US employees.
- Family planning benefits for adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Flexible PTO if you work in the United States.
- Pet insurance.
- Gym reimbursement.
- Financial planning resources including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial.
- Commuter benefits.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program.
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.