Senior Data Science Engineer

About the role

The Senior Data Science Engineer will design and deploy advanced machine learning and quantitative research solutions that power real‑time pricing and market‑making, collaborating with quantitative traders, ML engineers, product managers and other stakeholders to turn research into production‑ready systems that improve trading performance.

About the company

DraftKings is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology and regulated gaming company headquartered in Boston, focused on leveraging AI to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and drive innovation in sports and entertainment betting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience building, deploying and maintaining machine learning, quantitative research or advanced analytics solutions in production; experience in financial markets, market‑making, sports betting or real‑time decision systems preferred
• Strong proficiency in Python with experience using pandas, NumPy and PySpark
• Deep understanding of statistics, probability, experimental design, applied machine learning and quantitative modeling techniques
• Experience handling large‑scale, complex datasets and integrating data across distributed and real‑time systems
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions and communicate clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences
• Proven track record of working independently, influencing technical direction and driving initiatives from concept through production