What It's Like to Work at DraftKings

DraftKings provides an incredible work atmosphere where people can own their work, success, and future. I advise anyone looking for a new career challenge to take advantage of that opportunity because I believe it’s rare.

We organize events every month with different themes and activities. For the NFL season kickoff, we arrange an NFL Happy Hour in the offices with exclusive DraftKings NFL swag, NFL décor, themed food, branded cupcakes, popcorn, and beers. What more could you ask for to start the NFL season?

I firmly believe that leading by example is the way, and I always keep an open mind and highly value transparent communication with my teammates. I trust my teammates and empower them to take ownership of their work so they can keep moving forward and upward in their careers.

Part of my daily work is researching new functionalities and collaborating with others to describe all acceptance criteria and all steps for testing. I participate in cross-unit initiatives from a QA perspective. I use my knowledge to guide product development along. I wear many hats, so the variety of my tasks makes each day unique and challenges

One thing I’ve been learning more about recently is how collaborative engineering really is. We solve challenging problems together within our team, but it doesn’t stop there! We work closely with other teams at DraftKings to solve problems with reps from some of our third-party partners like AWS and DataDog, and sometimes get advice from other com

I do my best work when I feel a sense of belonging. The user research team does a wonderful job of fostering a positive, encouraging, and often hilarious environment where we learn from and support each other.

My favorite part of the job is the common goal my team shares. Each interaction we have with our users is an opportunity to solidify or create new loyalty with the DraftKings products.