DraftKings

DraftKings

Senior Lead Trading Strategist

Remote - US · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 123 days ago
PythonJavaC++C#ReactMachine LearningPyTorchPandasNumPyResearchLeadershipCommunication

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About the role

  • It's transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities.
  • Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology.
  • We're not waiting for the future to arrive.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, implementation, and continuous refinement of market-making and trading strategies informed by market microstructure, participant behavior, and risk constraints.
  • Develop and oversee real-time decision engines that price markets, optimize inventory, and react to high-frequency event streams.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence cross-functional teams.

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in Python (including NumPy, Pandas, and PyTorch) and experience with C++, C#, Java, or Rust for performance-critical systems.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is 184,000.00 USD - 230,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.

Benefits

  • 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.

Company info

  • At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas.

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