Principal Site Reliability Engineer
DraftKings1 day ago
Remote, United States or Boston, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$200k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term strategy for Kubernetes platforms across Google Kubernetes Engine, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, RKE2, and on-premise environments.
- Drive architecture for cluster lifecycle management, networking, identity and access management, observability, autoscaling, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
- Lead large-scale platform initiatives across multiple engineering teams and establish technical direction, standards, and measurable reliability and developer-experience outcomes.
- Define service level objectives, service level indicators, and error budget frameworks.
- Build automation-first infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, GitOps workflows, self-healing systems, and internal platform tooling.
- Lead critical platform incidents, implement post-incident improvements, and strengthen platform resilience.
- Mentor senior engineers, conduct architecture reviews, influence technical strategy, and promote engineering excellence.
- Champion responsible adoption of AI-powered engineering capabilities for operational efficiency, incident response, and developer productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- At least 8 years of experience designing, operating, and scaling distributed cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
- At least 3 years operating at the Staff, Principal, or equivalent technical leadership level.
- Experience leading large-scale infrastructure or platform initiatives requiring cross-functional alignment and long-term technical ownership.
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes, including cluster architecture, networking, storage, security, operators, lifecycle management, and production operations.
- Extensive experience building and operating production infrastructure in AWS and Google Cloud Platform with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.
- Strong software development experience in Go, Python, or both, along with expertise in GitOps, continuous integration and delivery, observability, distributed systems, Linux, and reliability engineering.
- Experience incorporating AI-powered tools into engineering workflows while managing reliability, security, and operational risk.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, including mentoring engineers and influencing technical strategy.
- Experience in regulated industries, hybrid cloud environments, open-source contributions, or cloud certifications is preferred.
- A gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency may be required as a condition of employment.
Benefits
- Full-time role with a US base salary range of 200,000.00 USD to 250,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.
- The role is based across US locations, with pay determined by work location and relevant qualifications.
- DraftKings provides guidance through the gaming-license process when applicable.
Categories
DevOpsSite Reliability
About DraftKings
DraftKings builds consumer platforms for daily fantasy sports, online sports betting, and real-money casino games in regulated markets. It generates revenue from wagers, fantasy contest entry fees, and casino gameplay, delivered via mobile and web apps. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, the company is publicly traded on NASDAQ and operates across many U.S. states and Ontario.