Software Engineering Manager, Platform

Software Engineering Manager, Platform

DraftKings

Sofia or Remote, Bulgaria

The Crown Is Yours

As a Software Engineering Manager, Platform with DraftKings, you will step into a pivotal role within our established and globally distributed platform engineering team. Your team owns the foundational building blocks that engineering teams across the organization rely on - from core shared libraries and golden-path tooling to compliance capabilities and developer experience initiatives. This is an opportunity to lead a team of talented individuals delivering solutions that make every engineer at DraftKings more productive and effective.

What you'll do as a Software Engineering Manager, Platform

• Lead a team of 4-6 engineers to deliver business-critical platform capabilities with high quality.
• Own the technical direction of core shared libraries and internal frameworks, driving adoption and supporting consuming teams across the organization.
• Drive the evolution of service creation tooling — templates, pipelines, and reference implementations — that define the golden path for building new services.
• Partner with compliance and legal stakeholders to ensure systems meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Shape the future of developer experience by driving initiatives around internal developer portal, service scorecards, and engineering effectiveness metrics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to influence the platform roadmap, balancing competing priorities from multiple internal customers.
• Shield the team from distractions and remove blockers to ensure engineers can stay focused on deep, meaningful work.
• Champion AI-assisted development practices, encouraging your team to leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Mentor team members for career growth, foster a transparent team culture, and actively participate in implementation alongside your engineers.

What you’ll bring

• At least 3 years of experience leading a software engineering team of 4 or more engineers, ideally within platform, infrastructure, or shared services environments.
• Proven ability to identify, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent while fostering a strong, collaborative team culture.
• Experience designing and maintaining shared libraries or SDKs, with a deep understanding of API design, versioning strategies, and backward compatibility.
• Professional experience building backend systems within the .NET ecosystem or similar technology stacks, with a focus on delivering scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices, along with experience in containerization and modern deployment workflows.
• Comfort integrating AI tools into engineering workflows, with a mindset that embraces innovation and leverages AI to enhance team productivity and outcomes.
• Experience working in gaming, sports betting, fintech, or other highly regulated industries, leading large-scale migrations, and influencing teams outside your direct reporting line to drive adoption of shared tools and standards, is considered an advantage.