Senior Lead Trading Strategist

• Lead the design implementation and continuous refinement of market-making and trading strategies informed by market microstructure participant behavior and risk constraints.
• Translate quantitative research and hypotheses into scalable production-grade trading systems in close partnership with Engineers Data Scientists and fellow Strategists.
• Architect and evolve backtesting frameworks that accurately model execution liquidity dynamics and behavioral responses.
• Develop and oversee real-time decision engines that price markets optimize inventory and react to high-frequency event streams.
• Set technical direction for trading systems ensuring scalability performance and reliability in production environments.
• Contribute on monitoring alerting and observability standards for live systems enabling rapid diagnosis and resolution of anomalies.
• Communicate strategy vision system behavior and business impact clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders influencing decision-making across teams.

• At least 7 years of experience in machine learning quantitative modeling or algorithmic strategy development.
• Strong proficiency in Python (including NumPy Pandas and PyTorch) and experience with C++ C# Java or Rust for performance-critical systems.
• Deep expertise in market making market microstructure liquidity modeling and risk-aware optimization.
• Strong foundation in statistical and probabilistic modeling including time-series analysis and signal evaluation.
• Experience working with automated trading systems prediction markets sports betting or crypto and decentralized finance environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence cross-functional teams.

What We Do

It's simple at DraftKings we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action. For that reason we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator. It's our ultimate goal to build the best most trusted and most customer-centric destination for our players. We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets developing cutting-edge products and shaping the future of responsible gaming.

Why Work With Us

Here “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth help us win as a team and create unforgettable moments for our customers. Ready to own what’s next?

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