Lead Data Platform Engineer

As a Lead Data Platform Engineer at DraftKings, you’ll design, build, and operate the machine learning platform and Databricks infrastructure to power scalable, reliable data science. You’ll work alongside Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure partners to turn evolving use cases into durable platform capabilities.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in machine learning platform, data platform, data engineering, or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience administering and operating Databricks in production environments.
• Deep familiarity with infrastructure as code, including Terraform or Pulumi, and proven ability to manage change safely at scale.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with machine learning tooling such as MLflow, pandas, and scikit-learn.
• A track record of owning complex systems end to end, including reliability improvements, incident follow-up, and performance tuning.
• Clear, confident communication skills, including strong technical documentation and the ability to align cross-functional partners.