DraftKings Engineering

Pipeline service migration

Introduction

Overview

Performance and resilience are important aspects of software development, and feature flags bring the intricacies of their requirements…

Introduction

Learn how engineers in DraftKings deal with ensuring quality for complex solution involving multiple components.

The first step in risk mitigation is identifying the potential risks. They may include code complexity, security vulnerabilities, and…

This article delineates a structured approach for testing feature flags, encompassing planning, execution, and monitoring.

"Play clock to 5. Pass is… intercepted at the goal line by Malcolm Butler. Unreal…” Super Bowl XLIX

The article discusses data migration challenges in software development, with a focus on DraftKings’ experience.

The article outlines DraftKings’ approach to optimizing its Sportsbook platform’s infrastructure.

DraftKings engineering faced the challenge of optimizing operational costs while ensuring a top-tier betting experience.

This article is part of a series; if you got here first, it might be worth it to check some of the previous ones first:

This article is part of a series, if you got here first, it might be worth it to check the previous one first:

Guide on using feature flags in software dev: covers best practices, testing in production, quick market response, not a service tutorial.

Players are highly impactful in the NBA. This is no more apparent than in betting lines where it is not uncommon for certain players on…

Tennis has become one of the most popular sports at DraftKings, ranking as the fourth most popular sport behind football, basketball and…

Explore how DraftKings boosts web UI performance using lazy rendering and the IntersectionObserver API. A must-read for web developers!

Co-written by Ian Dorward, Prashant Singh and Robin Mohseni

Kafka for centralized storage and state sharding