Android Engineer

This role helps shape the future of the Android platform by building scalable, high-performing features that power the app experience. It partners with product managers, designers, and analysts to turn ideas into seamless, user-focused solutions that keep products at the forefront of sports and entertainment. The role makes key technical contributions that drive growth, enhance performance, and elevate how millions of customers interact with the products every day.

• Build engaging, reliable Android applications using Kotlin and modern frameworks such as Jetpack Compose.
• Translate designs into seamless features, collaborating with Product, Design, Engineering, and analysts to deliver user-focused experiences.
• Integrate APIs, manage data efficiently, and optimise performance to ensure the app runs at scale.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to improve code quality and maintainability.
• Contribute to technical decisions that shape mobile architecture and influence future development.
• Stay current with Android tools, trends, and best practices to continuously expand expertise.
• Drive growth, enhance performance, and elevate how millions of customers interact with the products every day.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any relevant combination of education, experience, and training.
• At least 1 year of experience building and shipping Android applications using Kotlin.
• Familiarity with Android architecture patterns such as MVC or MVVM.
• A willingness to learn Jetpack Compose and other modern UI frameworks.
• Basic understanding of API integration and data persistence.
• Enthusiasm for writing clean, maintainable code and contributing to team quality practices.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• A passion for creating intuitive, user-friendly mobile experiences.
• Ability to obtain a gaming licence issued by the appropriate state agency if required as a condition of employment.

DraftKings is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. AI is becoming an integral part of the company's present and future, powering how work gets done, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. Its teams are energised by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology, shaping the future rather than waiting for it.