Senior Machine Learning Engineer
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.
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you’ll join a team of algorithm experts and data science technologists building innovative data products that solve analytically complex challenges across the business. You’ll turn cutting-edge machine learning research into scalable, production-ready systems that power critical decisions and customer experiences. Working at the intersection of data, engineering, and experimentation, you’ll shape high-impact solutions from concept to deployment while influencing best practices across the organization.
- Design and refine scalable pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models across diverse use cases.
- Build rigorous testing and statistical validation frameworks to measure model performance and ensure reliability in production.
- Optimize models for production readiness, improving computational efficiency, latency, and resource utilization.
- Implement real-time monitoring systems to detect data drift, model decay, and performance degradation, proactively maintaining model accuracy.
- Partner with cross-functional teammates to design, build, and deploy end-to-end machine learning applications that scale with business growth.
- Champion machine learning best practices, including responsible and ethical AI development, documentation, and reproducibility.
- Identify and lead technical initiatives that elevate platform capabilities and advance the team’s machine learning standards.
- At least 3 years of software engineering experience designing, building, and operating machine learning and artificial intelligence systems in production environments.
- A strong foundation in machine learning and statistics, with proven experience applying them to solve complex, real-world problems.
- Hands-on experience managing the full machine learning lifecycle, from data preparation and feature engineering to deployment and monitoring.
- Expertise in Python, along with experience in additional languages or tools that support scalable machine learning systems.
- Experience working with modern platform and infrastructure technologies such as Databricks, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across teams.
- A passion for mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and fostering technical growth within the team.
- The ability to work autonomously, proactively identifying opportunities and driving technical improvements from idea to execution.
- Health Benefits: comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing Program: 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.
- Parental Leave & Support: 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and offer workplace lactation support. Additionally, partner with Care.com, a care finder and backup childcare partner for U.S. employees.
- Family Planning: offer a range of benefits that support family planning, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Flexible PTO: flexible PTO if you work in the United States.
- Pet Insurance: help save on vet expenses for accidents, illnesses, and more through pet insurance benefit.
- Gym Reimbursement: reimburse part of your gym membership once you enroll in a health insurance plan.
- Financial Planning: 401(k) matching to programs such as Origin Financial.
- Commuter Benefits: access to commuter benefits to help save money on your daily commute.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Tuition Reimbursement Program for eligible team members for educational courses related to their positions or another position at DraftKings.
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.
